Sa-Nakht: Who is the giant pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt 5000 years ago?

Yes, a little-known piece of history shows that a "giant" Pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt thousands of years ago - A pharaoh named Sa-Nakht, of the Third Dynasty - was The first "giant" of ancient Egypt.

Sa-Nakht ruled the Nile civilization about 1,000 years before Ramses II ascended the throne. According to historical records, Ramses, who was considered an extremely tall person when compared to the human body at that time - about 1.75m tall, but he was considered "short" by comparison. with the size of Pharaoh Sa-Nakht.

However, the true identity of Sa-Nakht (or Sanakht) and his place in the annals of the Third Dynasty are still unclear and it is still the subject of debate. This has been a mystery to scholars for many years because information about his rule, the time he ruled, what cause he died or when is still very vague. Information about this pharaoh mainly comes from a few monuments that are more than 5,000 years old.

 The true identity of the pharaoh Sa-Nakht is not very clear.

The exact time when Sanakht ascended the throne is unknown. Unlike Djoser, there are only a few artifacts left today that date to his reign, which casts great doubt on the 18-year reign of Manetho and the emperor. List of kings given by Turin. On the other hand, the Turin king list and Manetho's records are 1-2 thousand years away from the 3rd dynasty, and so they may contain some inaccurate or unreliable data. trust.

If we look at the records of the ancient Egyptian historian Manetho and the Turin King List, Sa-Nakht probably ruled the ancient Egyptian empire for 18 years, but many archaeologists think that the main time The body with which this pharaoh sat on the throne remains a mystery.

The identity of Sanakht and his place in the annals of the Third Dynasty are unclear and are still the subject of debate. Although Sanakht's existence has been attested by fragments of seals found in mausoleum K2 and from a painting, recent archaeological discoveries at Abydos have helped disprove the theory that he was the king. The king founded the third dynasty according to the records of Manetho and the Turin canon.

When he ascended the throne is also unknown.

Very little of the events that took place during Sanakht's reign are known. The discovery of reliefs depicting the king at Wadi Maghareh in Sinai along with those of other kings such as Djoser and Sekhemkhet indicates an important Egyptian presence there during the Third Dynasty.

The location of Sanakht's tomb has yet to be ascertained. Archaeologists once thought that Sanakht's tomb was tomb K2 at Beit Khallaf because excavations carried out there found fragments of reliefs bearing his name. However, some modern Egyptologists consider this mastaba to be more of a burial place for a court official, a prince or queen than that of a pharaoh, while others continue to support it. support the original hypothesis.

It is believed that in 1901, in the small town of Beit Khallaf, archaeologists unearthed remains belonging to Sa-Nakht - a skeleton belonging to a man of incredible height, almost 2 ,00 meters.

Scientists believe that he suffered from a disease called gigantism. (Illustration).

The skeleton is considerably taller than the average ancient Egyptian height. The skull is also larger and wider. Although his skull is unusually wide and closely resembles a short head, the proportions of his long bones are similar to those of the tropics and that of most other ancient Egyptians; Especially similar to those of the pre-dynastic period. Scientists who have studied Sa-Nakht's skeleton now believe he suffered from a condition called gigantism, which occurs when the body produces too much growth hormone. In most cases, this happens because of a tumor on the pituitary gland of the brain.

According to study co-author Michael Habicht, an Egyptologist at the University of Zurich's Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, based on previous studies, the average male height over this time period was 1.68m. nearly 2 meters tall can indeed be considered giant.

Habicht and his colleagues concluded that Sa-Nakht may have had gigantism after they reanalyzed Sa-Nakht's skull and bones, "The long bones of the skeleton show evidence of 'huge growth', which are clear signs of giant syndrome," Habicht said. "Study the evolutionary development of diseases of today's medical importance". If their diagnosis is correct, then Sa-Nakht would probably be the oldest known case of gigantism in the world.