Anedjib

Anedjib, also Adjib, (actually Hor - anedj - ib or Hor - adj - ib ) is the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian King ( Pharaoh ) of the 1st dynasty ( Early Dynastic period ), who reigned about 2910 BC and, like its predecessors, tried to innovations during his tenure.

The exact length of his reign is unknown. The Turin Royal Canon him 74 years to be certified in the Manethonian traditions are 20 or 26 years of rule noted. The Egyptology evaluated both information so far as exaggeration or misinterpretation of the original sources. Analyzes and reconstructions of the Annals stone allow an estimate of about ten years in government.

Origin and family

It is generally assumed that Anedjib has been a son of his predecessor's Den. He was married with perhaps Batiires, which is listed on the Cairo Stone as the mother of the successor Semerkhet and thus as a possible wife of Anedjib. About offspring nothing concrete was narrated Qaa generally is thought to be a son.

Government

Anedjib added the of the combined double crown newly introduced throne name with the additional epithet of "the two men " ( Nebui ). The additional tracks, which represented the two gods Horus and Seth each with a Falk standard, symbolized the former regions of the red and the white crown, which would later stand for lower and upper Egypt. With appropriation of Nebui title of king decreed in terms of its rulers Office of the important divine legitimation by the two deities.

Towards the end of his reign noted Anedjib the first run of the Apis bull as a ceremony. The implementation of the Horus conduct in connection with a regularly - two years of tax collection, however, can only be determined at Anedjibs successors.

About the political situation to Anedjibs times, there is little information. While there are stone vessels on which a first and even a second Sed festival are noted, but recent studies carried out revealed that all vessels were originally owned by his predecessor, King Den. Egyptologists suspect that Anedjib was already advanced in years, when he ascended the throne. To legitimize nevertheless as heir and successor King, Anedjib moved the celebration of the Sed festival in the festival of Sokar in the sixth year of reign. Wolfgang Helck has additional attention to the oddity that can the registration Qesen to prove German " evil " at all Hebsed representations that fills the throne of Stieg Hebsed pavilions. Similar to Peter Helck Kaplony suspected illness or misfortune as a nationwide internal motivation why the Hebsed hard was shifted forward for Anedjib. All the more reason Egyptology sees confirms the fact that Anedjib may have ruled not particularly long.

During the reign of Anedjib many cult statues were commissioned unusual. Six different stone vessels have the unmistakable representations of state statues that show the king with different insignia.

In the reign of Anedjib also covered the creation of the new Divine Fortress " Hor - nebu - chet " ( Horus, the Golden Gods shaft ) and the new royal residence " Hor - seba - chet " ( Horus, the star gods shaft ). In Memphis, he built a new palace "hat -sa -cha -Hor " (protective order ( is ) Horus ), which still existed in the Memphite period of the second dynasty.

Grave

Tomb of the Anedjib located in Umm el- Qaab at Abydos under the name Tomb X. It is the smallest of all abydenischen royal tombs and measures about 16.4 m × 9.0 m. The facility, which is surrounded by 64 subsidiary tombs, consisting of a grave space, which is only separated by a transverse wall. From the east a staircase leads to the grave chamber.

In addition to the tombs of Abydos is dated more grave sites of Saqqara in the time of Anedjib, here are the numbers S 3507 (Ser Inpu ) and S 3038 ( Nebit - ka).