Thesh
| Thesh | |
|---|---|
| Tjesh | |
 Closeup of the Palermo Stone. Thesh is the no. 5 | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | Unknown |
| Predecessor | Tiu? |
| Successor | Neheb? |
| Dynasty | Predynastic Period |
| Thesh in hieroglyphs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Tjesh | |||
Thesh, also known as Tjesh and Tesh, is mentioned in the Palermo Stone as a Predynastic Egyptian king who ruled in Lower Egypt. As there is no other evidence of such a ruler, he may be a mythical king preserved through oral tradition,[2] or may even be completely fictitious.[3][4]
References
- ^ From: Palermo Stone
- ^ Helck, Untersuchungen zu Manetho und den ägyptischen Königslisten 1956, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Altertumskunde Ägyptens 18
- ^ O'Mara, Was there an Old Kingdom historiography? Is it datable? 1996, Orientalia 65: 197-208
- ^ Wilkinson, Toby A. H. (2000). Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt. p.85 New York: Columbia University Press). ISBN 0-7103-0667-9.
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