Scorpion I

Scorpion I
Weha, Serk
Pharaoh
Reignc. early–mid-33rd century BC
PredecessorBull ? owner of tomb U-k ?
SuccessorDouble Falcon ? owner of tomb U-i ? Later on Iry-Hor
Royal titulary
Horus name
Weha / Serk
Wḥˁ / Srq
Scorpion ?
BurialTomb U-j, Umm El Qa'ab, Abydos
DynastyNaqada III

Scorpion I (fl. c. 3275 BC) was a ruler of Upper Egypt during Naqada III. He was one of the first rulers of Ancient Egypt, and a graffito of him depicts a battle with an unidentified predynastic ruler. His tomb is known for the evidence of early examples of wine consumption in Ancient Egypt.

Tombs

Scorpion is believed to have lived in Thinis and was presumably the first true king of Upper Egypt. To him belongs the U-j tomb found in the royal cemetery of Abydos, where Thinite kings were buried. That tomb was plundered in antiquity, but in it were found many small ivory plaques, each with a hole for tying it to something, and each marked with one or more hieroglyph-type scratched images which are thought to be names of towns, perhaps to tie the offerings and tributes to keep track of which came from which town. Two of those plaques seem to name the towns Baset and Buto, showing that Scorpion's armies had penetrated the Nile Delta. It may be that the conquests of Scorpion started the Egyptian hieroglyphic system by starting a need to keep records in writing.[1]

Battle depiction

Main article: Siege of Naqada

In 1995, a 5,000-year-old graffito was discovered in the Theban Desert Road Survey that also bears the symbols of Scorpion and depicts his victory over another protodynastic ruler (possibly Naqada's king). The defeated king or place named in the graffito was "Bull's Head", a marking also found in U-j. It is believed that Scorpion I unified Upper Egypt following the defeat of Naqada's king, meaning Nekhen's royal house had submitted itself into a union with King Scorpion I in Thinis.[1][2]

Evidence of wine consumption

Scorpion's tomb is known in archaeological circles for its possible evidence of ancient wine consumption. In a search of the tomb, archaeologists discovered dozens of imported ceramic jars containing a yellow residue consistent with wine, dated to around 3150 BC. Chemical residues of herbs, tree resins, and other natural substances were found in the jars. Grape seeds, skins and dried pulp were also found in the tomb.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Secrets of Egypt, Channel 5 TV program 2/8, "Scorpion King," 20 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Before the Pharaohs: Ancient Egypt Was Ruled by a Scorpion King, Reveals Ancient Text". Curiosmos. April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Marc (January 11, 2011). "Ancient winemaking operation unearthed". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "Scorpion King's Wines--Egypt's Oldest--Spiked With Meds". nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009.
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