Second dynasty of Egypt
History of Ancient Egypt Second Dynasty
The names of the actual rulers of the Second Dynasty are in dispute. For the first five kings, the sources are farily close in agreement:
Although Manetho states that their capital was at Tanis, the same as during the First dynasty, at least the first three kings were buried at Saqqara, suggesting that the center of power had moved to the nearby city of Memphis. Beyond this, little can be said about the events during this period; the annual records on the Palermo stone only survive for the end of the reign of Raneb and for parts of Nynetier's. One important event possibly happened during the reign of Khasekhemwy: many Egyptologists read his name ("the Two Powers are Crowned") as commemorating the union of Upper and Lower Egypts.
