The Abydos King List lists the third pharaoh as Iti, the Turin King List lists a damaged name, beginning with It..., while Manetho lists Uenéphes. Jürgen von Beckerath in the Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen … See more

Djer's reign was preceded by a regency controlled by Neithhotep, possibly his mother or grandmother.
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Similarly to his father Hor-Aha, Djer was buried in Umm el-Qa'ab at Abydos. Djer's tomb is tomb O of Petrie. His tomb contains the remains of 318 retainers who were buried with … See more

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Although the Egyptian priest Manetho, writing in the third century BC, stated that Djer ruled for 57 years, modern research by Toby Wilkinson in Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt stresses that the near-contemporary and therefore, more accurate See more

Djer was a son of the pharaoh Hor-Aha and his wife Khenthap. His grandfather was probably Narmer. Djer fathered Merneith, wife of Djet and mother of Den. Women carrying titles later associated with queens such as Great One of the Hetes-Sceptre and She who … See more

• Small ivory label of Djer mentioning the name of a fortress or domain of the king "Hor-Djer-ib".
• Seal impression with the serekh of Djer found in Abydos, on display at the British Museum
• Ceremonial flint knife with the Horus name of Djer inscribed on its gold … See more