Hor-Aha
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Hor-Aha was the 2nd Pharaoh of the 1st dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He lived around the 31st century BC.
Around the 32nd century BC when his father, Narmer had united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. He became Pharaoh around the age of 30 and ruled until he was about 62 years old. Legend had it that he was carried away by a hippopotamus, the embodiment of the god seth.
There has been some controversy about Hor-Aha. Some believe him to be the same individual as the legendary Menes and that he was the one to unify all of Egypt. Others claim he was the son of Narmer, the pharaoh who unified Egypt. Who ever the actual identity of Hor-Aha much historical evidence from the period points to Narmer unifying Egypt (see Narmer Palette) and that Hor-Aha was his son and was destined to succeed him.
Further reading
Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge, London/New York 1999, ISBN 0415186331, 70-71
See also
| Image:Ankh.png | Notable Ancient Egyptians edit | Image:Ankh.png | |
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| Old Kingdom Rulers: Narmer | Hor-Aha | Djoser | Sneferu | Khufu | Khafra | Menkaura | Pepi II | |||
| Middle Kingdom Rulers: Mentuhotep II | Mentuhotep IV | Senusret III | Amenemhat III | Sobekneferu | |||
| New Kingdom Rulers: Hatshepsut | Thutmose III | Amenhotep III | Akhenaten | Tutankhamun | Ramesses I | Ramesses II | |||
| Other Rulers: Psammetichus I | Shoshenq I | Piye | Taharqa | Ptolemy I | Cleopatra VII | |||
| Consorts: Tetisheri | Ahmose-Nefertari | Ahmose | Tiy | Nefertiti | Ankhesenpaaten | Nefertari | Mark Antony | |||
| Court officials: Imhotep | Weni | Ahmose, son of Ebana | Ineni | Senemut | Yuya | Maya | Yuny | Manetho | Pothinus | |||
| Preceded by: Menes | Pharaoh of Egypt First Dynasty | Succeeded by: Djer |
