Hor-Aha
/ˈhɔːr ˈɑːhɑː/noun
Hor-Aha was an early Egyptian pharaoh traditionally regarded as the second ruler of Egypt’s First Dynasty.
Did you know?Hor-Aha’s name was written in a serekh—a palace-shaped royal emblem—placing the king’s identity directly beneath the protective falcon-god Horus.
Etymological Timeline
Early Dynastic Period
Egyptian
Ḥr-ꜥḥꜣ
“A royal name combining Horus with the Egyptian term for fighter or combatant”
c. 3100 BCE
Egyptian
Ḥr
“Horus, the falcon deity associated with kingship and the sky”
c. 3100 BCE
Egyptian
ꜥḥꜣ
“Fighter, combatant, or one who fights”
1st Dynasty
Egyptian
Ḥr-ꜥḥꜣ
“The Horus-name of an early Egyptian king, conventionally rendered Hor-Aha”
19th–20th Century
Egyptology
Hor-Aha
“The standard Egyptological transcription used for the pharaoh’s name”
Modern English
English
Hor-Aha
“A historical proper name for an early First-Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh”