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title: Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4761/jar-with-signs-of-early-egyptian-kings/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4761.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4761.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a cylinder [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) jar (Type 50 B, pinkware). The name of King KA (and contents) was brushed on the jar using a black ink. King KA ruled just before the 1st Dynasty in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). In general, few vessels from this period bore the name of early [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) kings. These royal names were inscribed within a frame called "serekh", a rectangle with the falcon [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) represented above. From [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) 261 at Tarkhan, Egypt. Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada IIIB, circa 3100 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 04). Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4761/jar-with-signs-of-early-egyptian-kings/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4761/jar-with-signs-of-early-egyptian-kings/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4761/jar-with-signs-of-early-egyptian-kings/>.

## License & Copyright

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