Finger Snail Explained

Finger Snail
Dynasty:	Dynasty 0
Reign:	Uncertain, possibly never existed
Consort:	Unknown
Children:	Unknown
Predecessor:	Unknown
Successor:	Unknown

Pharaoh Finger Snail was an ancient Egyptian ruler from the pre-dynastic period of prehistoric Egypt.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is disputed whether he really existed as the reading of his name as a king's name is far from certain. Most scholars do not read the known signs as a king's name.^[4] He may have been the first king of a united upper Egypt.^{[5] [6]}

The name is preserved in the inscriptions in the tomb U-j of King Scorpion I in Umm el-Qa'ab.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Thomas . Kühn . The Origin of Egyptian Writing in the Predynastic Period . Kemet . 4/2001 . 2001 . 0943-5972 . 32–33.
2. Michael . Höveler-Müller . On the early kings 'Finger Snail' and 'Fish' from the tomb U-j in Umm el-Qaab . Studies on Ancient Egyptian Culture . 37 . Hamburg . Buske . 2008 . 159–167.
3. Book: Schlögl, Hermann A. . Das alte Ägypten . Beck . Munich . 2008 . 978-3-406-48005-8 . 59.
4. Book: Kahl, Jochem . 2006 . Inscriptional Evidence for the Relative Chronology of Dyns. 0–2 . Erik . Hornung . Rolf . Krauss . David A. . Warburton . Ancient Egyptian Chronology . Brill . Leiden and Boston . 9789004113855 . 96.
5. Book: Schraten, Jürgen . Zur Aktualität von Jan Assmann: Einleitung in sein Werk . Springer . 11 November 2010 . 59. 9783531926735 .
6. Book: Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur . 37. Hartwig . Altenmüller . Nicole . Kloth . Helmut Buske . 2008 . 9783875489378.
7. Web site: Skorpion L . Margret . Pirzer . J. H. . Pirzer . Nefershapiland. 27 March 2021.