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title: Egyptian Serekh
author: Guillaume Blanchard
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3940/egyptian-serekh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2015-06-21
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# Egyptian Serekh
_Authored by Guillaume Blanchard_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3940.jpg)
## Image Caption
Currently located in the Louvre Museum, this Funerary stela was found at Abydos. It is an example of an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) Royal Serekh from the 1st Dynasty. This [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) format indicated that the name inside the rectangular enclosure was a royal name.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Blanchard, G. (2015, June 21). Egyptian Serekh. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Blanchard, Guillaume. "Egyptian Serekh." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 21, 2015. .
### MLA
Blanchard, Guillaume. "Egyptian Serekh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Jun 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_290.jpg) by [**Guillaume Blanchard**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_290.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 21 June 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.