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1. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Scorpion II. For the first,
see Scorpion I.
For other uses, see Scorpion King
(disambiguation).
Scorpion
Weha, Selk

2. The Scorpion
Macehead, Ashmolean
Museum.
Pharaoh
Predecessor Ka?
Successor Narmer?
Royal titulary [show]

3. Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian:
possibly Selk or Weha[1]
), also known as King
Scorpion, refers to the second of two kings or
chieftains of that name during the Protodynastic
Period of Upper Egypt.
Name
King Scorpion's name and title are of great
dispute in modern Egyptology. His name is often
introduced by a six- or seven-leafed,
(?)-sign.
This emblem can be found on numerous objects
from dynasty 0 to dynasty 1; until the period of
the 3rd dynasty it vanishes, only to re-appear
under high-ranked officials such
asKhabawsokar and A'a-akhty (both dated to the
end of 3rd dynasty).
Its precise meaning has been intensely
discussed; the most common interpretation is
that of an emblem meaning 'nomarch' or 'high
lord'. During the protodynastic and early dynastic
eras, it was evidently used as an designation for
kings; in much later periods it was bestowed on
high-ranked officials and princes, especially on

4. those who served as priests for the
goddess Seshat.
Thus the golden rosette became an official
emblem of Seshat.[2]
The reading of the rosette
sign is also disputed. Most linguists and
Egyptologists read it Neb (for 'lord') or Nesw (for
'king'), and they are convinced that the golden
rosette was some kind of forerunner to the
later serekh.[3][4]
The scorpion fetish, which underlies the name of
Scorpion II, is generally linked to the later-
introduced goddess Selket. But Egyptologists
and linguists such as L.D. Morenz, H.
Beinlich, Toby Wilkinson and Jan Assmann have
pointed out that the goddess was introduced no
earlier than the late Old Kingdom period.
In this view, the scorpion fetish of the
protodynastic period should not be associated
with Selket. Morenz points out, that in such
cases, where a fetish animal is included in a
ruler's name, the animal generally has a
different, rather cultic and political meaning. The
scorpion animal commonly stood for dangerous
things, such as 'poison' and 'illness', but it could

5. also mean 'rough breath', 'storm attack' and
'gale whiff' (in military sense).
Since it is unclear what actual meaning was
reserved for the serekh animal of king Scorpion
II, he is simply named 'king Scorpion II'.[3][5][6]
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