Khasekhemwy was the first Egyptian pharaoh known to have commissioned statues of himself. During his lifetime, he ordered the creation of two nearly identical statues depicting him seated, which ...

Pharaoh Khasekhemwy ruled ancient Egypt during the 2nd Dynasty, in the 27th century BCE, between 2727 and 2700 BCE. He unified Upper and Lower Egypt after a period of turmoil and established his ...