Aha

E148950

Aha is an early Egyptian pharaoh, often identified with the legendary Menes, who is traditionally credited with unifying Upper and Lower Egypt and founding the First Dynasty.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Aha canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Dynastic Period figure
First Dynasty ruler
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
alsoKnownAs Hor-Aha
Hor-Aha ("Horus the Fighter")
linked to: Hor-Aha
associatedDeity Horus
associatedWith unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
attestedAt Abydos
Naqada
Saqqara
linked to: Saqqara necropolis
attestedBy inscriptions on labels and seal impressions
burialPlace Saqqara (possible additional tomb)
linked to: Saqqara necropolis

Umm El Qaab, Abydos
linked to: Umm el-Qaab
capital Memphis (traditionally attributed)
linked to: Memphis
category 3rd-millennium BC pharaohs
Early Dynastic pharaohs
Pharaohs of the First Dynasty of Egypt
linked to: Narmer
creditedWith consolidating royal authority over unified Egypt
founding Memphis
culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
disputedIdentification Menes
linked to: Narmer

Narmer (alternative candidate for Menes)
linked to: Narmer
dynasty First Dynasty of Egypt
father Narmer
governedRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
hasArtifactType ivory labels
seal impressions
stone vessels
hasRoyalNecropolis Abydos royal cemetery
knownFrom archaeological evidence
later king lists (indirectly via Menes identification)
language Old Egyptian (early stage)
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
mother Neithhotep
oftenIdentifiedWith Menes
linked to: Narmer
period Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
predecessor Narmer
reignEndApprox c. 3050 BCE
reignStartApprox c. 3100 BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle Horus-king
linked to: Horus

King of Upper and Lower Egypt
spouse Khenthap
successor Djer
throneNameContains Horus
tombDesignation Tomb B10 (Abydos)
Tomb B15 (Abydos)
linked to: Tomb B15

Tomb B19 (Abydos)

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