What is known of the Scorpion Kings of Egypt?
   Fred, Web Post

Dr. dig responds:
The earliest kings of Egypt lived at the very end of the prehistoric age, a time when writing was just developing. As a result, we must piece together our evidence for this period from archaeological finds. The names and titles of the earliest kings were written using simple hieroglyphs. One king was identified with the sign of the scorpion, and Egyptologists call this king the Scorpion King. We know very little about him. He did not rule the whole of Egypt, as Egypt had not yet become one country. However, a ceremonial carved object known today as the "Scorpion Macehead" shows us the king wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt and holding a hoe and inspecting the fields. Around him are images of defeated enemies, suggesting that Scorpion has military power. Unfortunately, the back of the macehead is damaged‹it may well have had a second carving. We do not have a tomb for the Scorpion King, although some Egyptologists have suggested that he was buried at the ancient cemetery site of Abydos.