serekh

...The move of the capital from Thinis to Memphis was aimed at breaking away from the influence of the powerful chiefs of Upper Egypt who had cooperated in the unification of the kingdom and securing Lower Egypt. Through the governors of the provinces, irrigation canal networks were established for each province, and the kingdom's authority was strengthened and centralized while monopolizing foreign trade, such as the import of cedars of Lebanon. The king was considered to be the incarnation of the heavenly god Horus (who took the form of a falcon), and his name was written within the framework of the royal palace, which was topped by a falcon, called a serekh. At the end of the Second Dynasty, forces opposed to the strengthening of the royal authority supported King Peribsen, and the country was temporarily thrown into chaos, but King Khasekhemui succeeded in reunifying the kingdom, and the authority of the king was finally established. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ティニスからメンフィスへの王都移転は，王国統一に協力した上エジプト有力首長の影響力からの離脱と下エジプトの確保とを目指しており，州知事を通じて州単位の灌漑水路網を整備し，レバノン杉の輸入など対外交易を独占しつつ王権の強化と中央集権化が進められた。王は天の神ホルス(隼（はやぶさ）の姿をとる)の化身とされ，王名はセレクserekhと呼ばれる隼を頂く王宮の枠内に記された。第2王朝末，王権強化に反対する勢力がペルイブセンPeribsen王を擁立，国内は一時乱れるが，カセケムイKhasekhemui王が再統一に成功，王の権威は最終的に確立する。…

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