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Scorpion I

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Scorpion I

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Also known as Horus Scorpion I

predynastic Egypt pharaoh

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Scorpion I was a male monarch and pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He held the noble title of pharaoh during the Predynastic and Protodynastic Periods of Egypt. His reign was preceded by Bull, who is also identified as his father, and was succeeded by Ni-Neith.

He is associated with the Protodynastic Period of Egypt. Scorpion I was born in 3500 BCE. His place of burial is Abydos.

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Key facts

Reign
c. 3400 BC
Predecessor
Taurus ? owner of tomb U-k ?
Successor
Double Falcon ? owner of tomb U-i ? Crocodile ? Later on Iry-Hor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Egypt
Father
Bull
Occupation
monarch
Position held
pharaoh
Noble title
pharaoh
Image
Scorpion name.svg
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date of birth
3500-00-00
replaces
Bull
place of burial
Abydos
replaced by
Ni-Neith
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Encyclopedic overview

BurialTomb U-j, Umm El Qa'ab, Abydos DynastyDynasty 0

Scorpion I (fl. c. 3300 BC) was a ruler of Upper Egypt during Naqada III. He was one of the first rulers of Ancient Egypt, and a graffito of him depicts a battle with an unidentified predynastic ruler. His tomb is known for the evidence of early examples of wine consumption in Ancient Egypt.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Scorpion I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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