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Anedjib, the fifth king of the 1st
dynasty, kept Memphis as his capital city throughout his 14-year reign.
Anedjib's crown represented both Upper and Lower Egypt (the pschent),
indicating the unification of the country. Historians, however, doubt that
Anedjib really controlled the north, due to the fact that the northern
Nomes rebelled against him constantly throughout his reign. His Great
Royal Wife, Queen Betrest, was the mother of King Semerkhet, who was his
successor. The queen provided Anedjib with legitimacy and power since she
was a descendant from the Memphite royal line.
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Horus Name
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anD-ib Hor Anedjib
Horus, Safe
is his Heart |
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Nebti Name
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nb.tj
mr-p-biA [uncertain]
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Appearance
in King Lists
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mr-bA-pn Mer-ba-pen |
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mr-...-pn Mer...pen |
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Appearance in Manetho
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| Africanus: |
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Miebidos |
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Miebidos, his son [Usaphaidos],
for 26 years |
| Eusebius: |
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Niebaïs |
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Niebaïs, for 26 years
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Anedjib is thought to have been buried in Tomb X at Abydos.
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