Fish (pharaoh)

Fish
Pharaoh
ReignUnknown, likely never existed
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorUnknown
Royal titulary
DynastyDynasty 0

Fish was thought to be a ruler of the Lower Egypt or a part of Lower Egypt during the late prehistoric period.[1][2] He most likely never existed and is a modern invention due to misunderstanding of early hieroglyphic signs.[3] Fish is known only from the fish hieroglyph and was possibly a king of the prehistoric Dynasty 0[4] of Predynastic Egypt.[5]

Fish is thought to have ruled late in the 31st century BC.[6]

He is known only from artefacts that bear his mark, a hieroglyphic fish symbol. The dates and geographic extent of his rule are not known nor is his actual name.

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  2. ^ Altenmüller, Hartwig; Kloth, Nicole (2008-01-01). Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur Band 37 (in German). Helmut Buske Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87548-937-8.
  3. ^ Barry Kemp (a1), Andrew Boyce and James Harrell. The Colossi from the Early Shrine at Coptos in Egypt, in: Cambridge Archaeological Journal Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2000, 233.
  4. ^ "Dynasty 0 - Dynasty Zero". xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ Felde, Rolf: Gottheiten, Pharaonen und Beamte im alten Ägypten, Norderstedt 2017, page 125.
  6. ^ Altenmüller, Hartwig; Kloth, Nicole (2008-01-01). Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur Band 37 (in German). Helmut Buske Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87548-937-8.