King Djet

King Djet
(reading of the name is uncertain)

King of the First Dynasty.

Attestations:

Tomb Z in Abydos (the tomb of the king) and enclosure for the cult of the king
Seal impression from mastaba V in Gizeh (Petrie 1907: 111A)
Inscriptions from tomb 3504 in Saqqara (Emery 1954: 104, 115-116). The tomb might be that of the high official Sekhemka, who served under king Djet (Emery 1954: 104)

Attestations in the Petrie Museum:

copper tools from Abydos, subsidiary tomb 387 of the enclosure of Djet
(Petrie 1925: pl. III.6+7, V.5+7; UC 16174; UC 16175; Davies 1987: laboratory analysis of the material)

UC 16174

UC 16175

Bibliography:

Petrie 1925a: 17-18 (attestation list)
Emery 1961: 69-73
Wilkinson 1999: 73-74