TY - JOUR ID - 207136 TI - Study about King Semerkhet of the 1st Dynasty JO - Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality JA - JAAUTH LA - en SN - 1687-1863 AU - Hafez, Noha AD - Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 58 EP - 76 KW - Semerkhet KW - Semempses KW - 1st Dynasty KW - Abydos KW - Saqqara DO - 10.21608/jaauth.2021.101293.1255 N2 -  smr-Xt is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king.  He was the 7th king of the 1st Dynasty (2930-2920 BC).  He was the first Egyptian ruler with a fully developed Nebty name. Manetho called Semerkhet “Semempses” and credited him with a reign continued for 18 years. On the other hand, Turin Canon credited him with a long reign of 72 years. Nowadays, Egyptologists consider both opinions as kind of exaggerations and credited Semerkhet with a reign of 8 ½ years. The last opinion is based on the Cairo Stone Inscription, where the complete reign of Semerkhet has been recorded. Semerkhet is well documented in archeological records. His name was found on vessels made of schist, alabaster, marble and breccia. His name also appeared on ivory tags and jar seals. These various objects that bear Semerkhet’s name and titles came from Abydos and Saqqara. This research aims to study and analyze the reigning period of the king Semerkhet, to collect the representations of the king in order to understand his titles, and to spot the light on the king’s monuments and works. The research framework is an historical, artistic study for tracking the monumental works of king Semerkhet. The research is a combined study between both descriptive and analytical sides. UR - https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/article_207136.html L1 - https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/article_207136_0a8ccecbadb348406aad438fcc8e242d.pdf ER -