Stills from the movie "The Scorpion King"
According to existing historical data, there were at least two Scorpion Kings in the history of ancient Egypt, Scorpion King I and Scorpion King II, in which there is relatively little historical information about Scorpion King II, and what we usually call Scorpion King generally refers to Scorpion King I.
The Scorpion King I was the king of Upper Egypt, who ruled the upper Egyptian region around 3200 BC, and was the famous ruler of the 0th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, whose name is still uncertain, the only thing that is certain is that his representative symbol is the scorpion. His main area of rule was upper Egypt, the capital of Thinis, and he probably launched a war against northern Lower Egypt around 3250 BC, thus opening the prelude to the unification of ancient Egypt, and his name was also found on the outskirts of Cairo, and his influence may have reached this area. Monuments belonging to him have also been found in the Nubia region.
A small ivory sign carved with the name of the Scorpion King
The most famous artifact that belongs to him is the title header found in Hercomporis, which is placed on the top of the scepter and is a symbol of the king's power, which is made of limestone and is now in the Ashmolean Museum in The United Kingdom. In the header, the Scorpion King wears a white crown symbolizing the rule of Upper Egypt, wears a short linen skirt, and behind him wears the tail of a bull, symbolizing great power, and he holds a hoe used to dig irrigation canals. Directly in front of him we can see a scorpion, representing his name. Based on the image on the Kwon banner, we speculate that he may have destroyed seven cities in the Delta region.
The scorpion king's power header
He was buried in Abydos after his death, and a German archaeological team recently excavated his grave. His tomb contains many chests and objects made of ivory, seven of which contain linen cloth. Small signs found in his grave show that he had collected linen, oil and other items from the areas he ruled.
Related knowledge: Scorpion writing in Ancient Egyptian
Scorpion in Ancient Egyptian
This symbol can represent the scorpion goddess Serket in ancient Egyptian mythology, whose full name is in hieroglyphs
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