Finger Snail

Finger Snail
Pharaoh
ReignUncertain, possibly never existed
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorUnknown
Royal titulary
ConsortUnknown
ChildrenUnknown
DynastyDynasty 0

Pharaoh Finger Snail was an ancient Egyptian ruler from the pre-dynastic period of prehistoric Egypt.[1][2][3] It is disputed whether he really existed as the reading of his name as a king's name is far from certain. Most scholars do not read the known signs as a king's name.[4] He may have been the first king of a united upper Egypt.[5][6]

The name is preserved in the inscriptions in the tomb U-j of King Scorpion I in Umm el-Qa'ab.[7][better source needed]

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  2. ^ Höveler-Müller, Michael (2008). "On the early kings 'Finger Snail' and 'Fish' from the tomb U-j in Umm el-Qaab". Studies on Ancient Egyptian Culture (37). Hamburg: Buske: 159–167.
  3. ^ Schlögl, Hermann A. (2008). Das alte Ägypten. Munich: Beck. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-406-48005-8.
  4. ^ Kahl, Jochem (2006). "Inscriptional Evidence for the Relative Chronology of Dyns. 0–2". In Hornung, Erik; Krauss, Rolf; Warburton, David A. (eds.). Ancient Egyptian Chronology. Leiden and Boston: Brill. p. 96. ISBN 9789004113855.
  5. ^ Schraten, Jürgen (11 November 2010). Zur Aktualität von Jan Assmann: Einleitung in sein Werk. Springer. p. 59. ISBN 9783531926735.
  6. ^ Altenmüller, Hartwig; Kloth, Nicole (2008). Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur. Vol. 37. Helmut Buske. ISBN 9783875489378.
  7. ^ Pirzer, Margret; Pirzer, J. H. "Skorpion L". Nefershapiland. Retrieved 27 March 2021.