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DYNASTY  III

Francesco Raffaele
EARLY DYNASTIC EGYPT

Corpus of  Ist Dynasty Ivory and wooden labels

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NARMER
AHA
DJER
DJET
DEN
ADJIB
SEMERKHET
QA'A
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AHA

With Aha's labels begins the division in 2,3 or 4 registers.
Generally the Horus name appears on the upper left of the label and the name and quantity of the oil is in the lower register.
The little tags from Aha's mother (Neithhotep) tomb at Naqada only display the ink inscriptions of a person's name and a number.

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Aha 1

 

Aha 2

Aha 3

Aha 4

 

Aha 5

Probably as early as Naqada IIIa2-b1 (cfr. Dreyer, Umm el-Qaab I, 1998)

 

(Aha 6)

 

Aha 7

 

Aha 8

Aha 9

Aha 10

Aha 11

Aha 12

More carved ivory and wooden objects from Narmer and Aha's Abydos tombs