Iry-Hor
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Iry-Hor (or Ro[2]) was a predynastic pharaoh of Upper Egypt during the 32nd century BC.[1] Excavations at Abydos in the 1980s and 1990s[3][4][5] and the discovery in 2012 of an inscription of Iry-Hor in Sinai confirmed his existence.[1] Iry-Hor is the earliest ruler of Egypt known by name and is sometimes cited as the earliest-living historical person known by name.[6]
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Iry-Hor | ||||||||
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Ro, Irj-Hor, Iri(-Hor) | ||||||||
Pharaoh | ||||||||
Reign | Early to Late 32nd century BC[1] | |||||||
Predecessor | uncertain; Crocodile? Scorpion I? Double Falcon? | |||||||
Successor | Ka | |||||||
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Burial | Chambers B1, B2, Umm el-Qa'ab | |||||||
Dynasty | Dynasty 0 |
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