Ka Statue of King Hor: A Masterpiece of Ancient Egypt

Stop Looking for the First Pharaoh

Ny-Hor: The Shadow King of Egypt Before the Pyramids Before the pyramids, before the famous pharaohs, and before Egypt became the kingdom the world remembers, there were shadowy early rulers whose names survive only in fragments. Ny-Hor is one of those mysterious figures from Egypt’s Predynastic or “Dynasty 0” period. His name appears in early royal-style markings known as serekhs, but historians still debate exactly who he was, when he ruled, and how much power he truly held. What makes Ny-Hor