KHASEKHEMWY

flourished 27th century BC also spelled Khasekhemui, or Khesekhem sixth and last king of Egypt in the 2nd dynasty (c. 2775c. 2650 BC) who ended the internal struggles of the mid-2nd dynasty and reunited the country. Probably starting from a base at Hierakonpolis, in Upper Egypt, Khasekhemwy extended his control over the whole kingdom. His monuments contain references to warfare against the northerners, apparently referring to his unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Other inscriptions suggest that he raided Nubia, south of the First Nile Cataract, and his name has been found in Lebanon, probably indicating trade with the Syrians. Annals of the Old Kingdom record great technological advances that were made during his last six years. Khasekhemwy was an ancestor of the 3rd-dynasty king, Djoser.