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
Den
Dewen
Horus name	Den
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.

[edit] Further reading

• Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge, London/New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1, 75-78

[edit] See also

• Pharaoh
• List of Pharaohs
• First dynasty of Egypt