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Qaa

The eighth pharaoh of the First Dynasty
Also known as: Kaa
The Horus name Qa'a is well attested, but virtually nothing is known about him or his reign. Following Qa'a's death, a brief period of discord, possibly war, ensued between at least three royal houses. Prince Hotepsekhemwy emerged victorious, founding the Second Dynasty.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

qAj-a
Qa'a
ḳꜢꞽ-Ꜥ
"Raised arm of Horus"
Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate VIII
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:H
sn-nbtj
Sen nebty
sn-nbtꞽ
"The one whom the Two Ladies have kissed"
Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate XII (6)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:N3
sn-nbtj
Sen nebty
sn-nbtꞽ
"The one whom the Two Ladies have kissed"
Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate XVII (29)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:N2
qAj-a
Qa'a
ḳꜢꞽ-Ꜥ
"The Dual king with raised arm of the Two Ladies"
Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate VIII-IX
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:N1
qbH
Qebeh ★
ḳbḥ
"He from the north"
Mariette, Abydos, I, plate 43 (8)
Abydos Canon8·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:1
qbhw
Qebehu ★
ḳbhw
"He from the cool north"
Meyer, Ägyptische Chronologie, plate 1 (2)
Saqqara Canon57·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:40-41, 8:2
..bH
...beh
..bḥ
Turin King List3.19

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  i, 8 Βιηνεχης Vienekis 26 years
Eusebius  i, 8 Ουβιενθης Ubienthes 26 years

References