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title: Den
author: Jaun R. Lazaro
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4449/den/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Den
_Authored by Jaun R. Lazaro_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4449.jpg)
## Image Caption
An ivory lable fragment depicting the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) king Den (c. 2990 BCE) who ruled during the First Dynasty. He is the first ruler to be depicted wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Abydos, Umm el Qaab, [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) T, the Tomb of [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) Den. (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lazaro, J. R. (2016, January 22). Den. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Lazaro, Jaun R.. "Den." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2016. .
### MLA
Lazaro, Jaun R.. "Den." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Den_label.jpg) by [**Jaun R. Lazaro**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Den_label.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 January 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 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.