IΒ am standing with the Horus cartouche of the Second Dynasty Pharaoh Nebra ππ³ (or Raneb).
Not much is known about Nebra ππ³ besides his name, which mostly appears on alabaster bowls and cups. The length of his rule is also not known, since that section of the Turin Canon/Papyrus is destroyed but Egyptologists estimate it to be about 10 π -14 ππ½ years.
The name Nebra ππ³ (or Raneb) has puzzled Egyptologists because Ra π³πΊπ was not a big religious figure during the Second Dynasty. At that time, Horus π π was the main deity and Egyptian religion very much centered on the story of Horus π π and Seth πππ‘π£ and the importance of keeping divine balance. The name Nebra ππ³ can also be translated as either βLord of the sun (Ra)β or βRa is my lord,β which would show that the sun was already being worshipped separately as its own deity at this time instead of just being part of Horus π π. The Third Dynasty (around the rule of Djoser π¦) is really when evidence of the sun being an independent deity begins to show up in Egyptian society.
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