Den seal impressions

In 1985, the German Archaeological Institute discovered seal impressions of a cylinder seal in the tomb of First Dynasty king Den.

They were published by Günter Dreyer the following year.

[1] The impressions are the earliest confirmed king list for ancient Egypt.

[2] The names are listed in following order: The list bolsters the argument that Narmer was the founder of the First Dynasty as opposed to being the last of the pre-unification kings of Thinis.

Also of importance is the absence of Menes as scholarly consensus believe Menes was a later variation of Narmer's name.