Den (Pharaoh)
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| NAME | Den |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dewen |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Pharaoh of Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | {{{Birth}}} |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ancient Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | {{{Death}}} |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ancient Egypt |
| Preceded by: Djet | Pharaoh of Egypt 1st Dynasty | Succeeded by: Anedjib | |||||||||||
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| Issues | Anedjib | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Tomb in Umm el-Qa'ab, Abydos | ||||||||||||
| Major Monuments | Tomb in Umm el-Qa'ab | ||||||||||||
Den (or Dewen) was the fifth Egyptian king of the First dynasty. Annals mention battles against Bedouin tribes in the Sinai during his reign. He was the first to use the title King of Upper and Lower Egypt and the first to wear the double crown. The floor of his tomb in Umm el-Qa'ab at Abydos is made of red granite, the first time in Egypt this hard stone was used as a building material.
Further reading
- Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge, London/New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1, 75-78
Categories
Pharaohs of the First dynasty of Egypt