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Peribsen’s innovations for Old Kingdom Egypt

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  by   Damien F. Mackey       “Peribsen’s  royal name  is a subject of curiosity for  Egyptologists   because it is connected to the  deity   Seth  rather than  Horus , as was traditional for the  name of a pharaoh ” .   Wikipedia       The enigmatic Seth-Peribsen was a cultural innovator.               The cartouche   Apart from his non-traditional favouring of the deity Seth, rather than Horus, Peribsen inaugurated the use of enclosing one’s name in a cartouche – supposedly long before any other ruler would do this:     Seth  Per ib sen   st ḥ -pr- ꞽ b-sn               Egyptian Grammar   Peribsen also developed Egyptian grammar: Seth-Peribsen - Wikipedia “Other contemporary inscriptions indic...
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Sed Festival may have been inaugurated by Den-Djoser

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  by Damien F. Mackey     “The Sed Festival’s earliest documented celebrations date back to the First Dynasty, during the reign of King Den. Evidence such as inscriptions and objects indicate that Den partook in this festival to symbolize his continued dominion over Egypt. These early iterations of the festival focused on the pharaoh’s physical endurance and ability to perform ritualistic acts, reflecting his divine fitness to rule ”.   World History Edu     Introduction   When we recognise that Den (or Udimu) - whose beginning of reign is conventionally dated to c . 2970 BC - was the biblical patriarch, Joseph of Egypt (closer to 1770 BC), then we have an illuminating context in ancient Egypt (Years of Plenty, then Famine) for the Heb (Festival) Sed that may first have taken place during his time of great fame.   The names of Den spell out precisely who he was . I set these out in e.g. my article:   Jacob and ...
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