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Den

3000 BC - 2995 BC

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Den, also known as Hor-Den, Dewen, and Udimu, was the Horus name of a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period who ruled during the First Dynasty of Egypt. He is the best archaeologically-attested ruler of this period, credited with bringing prosperity to his realm. Den was the first to use the title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt" and the first depicted as wearing the double crown (red and white). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Den has received more than 266,080 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Den is the 6th most popular archaeologist (up from 1,258th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Archaeologist.

The den is most famous for the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

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  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Den ranks 6 out of 104Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Heinrich Schliemann, Theodor Mommsen, Howard Carter, and Arthur Evans. After him are Edward Drinker Cope, Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 3000 BC, Den ranks 1After him are Djet, Semerkhet, Merneith, and Khenthap. Among people deceased in 2995 BC, Den ranks 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Den ranks 79 out of 582Before him are Pachomius the Great (292), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Psamtik I (-700), Lactantius (250), Hassan al-Banna (1906), and Constantine P. Cavafy (1863). After him are Isetnofret (-1250), Saint Menas (285), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Saint Sarah (100), and Athenaeus (200).

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Egypt

Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Den ranks 1After him are Zahi Hawass (1947) and Zakaria Goneim (1905).