Sekhemkhet

Sekhemkhet
Djosertety, Djoserty, Tyreis
Relief of Sekhemkhet from Wadi Maghareh
Pharaoh
Reign	6 or 7 years, c. 2650 BC
Predecessor	Djoser
Successor	Sanakht (most likely) or Khaba
Royal titulary Horus name Hor-Sekhemkhet Ḥr-sẖm.ẖt Powerful body of Horus Nebty name Nebty-Hetepren Nb.tj-htp.rn The two ladies are pleased with his name Abydos King List Teti ttj Of true greatness Saqqara Tablet Djosertety Ḏsr-ttj The blessed one, of true greatness Turin King List Djoserty Ḏsr-tj The blessed one comes [1]
Consort	Djeseretnebti ?
Father	Khasekhemwy ?
Mother	Nimaathap ?
Burial	Buried Pyramid
Dynasty	3rd Dynasty

Sekhemkhet (also read as Sechemchet) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. His reign is thought to have been from about 2648 BC until 2640 BC. He is also known under his later traditioned birth name Djoser-tety and under his Hellenized name Tyreis (by Manetho; derived from Teti in the Abydos King List). Sekhemkhet was probably the brother or eldest son of king Djoser. Little is known about this king, since he ruled for only a few years. However, he erected a step pyramid at Saqqara and left behind a well known rock inscription at Wadi Maghareh (Sinai Peninsula).