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Horus-name

Hr smr-X.t

Horus Semerkhet. The meaning of this name is not certain.

Nebti-name

The reading and meaning of the sign following the Nebti-group are uncertain. A reading iri, meaning "the one of" or "the one who guards" has been proposed but is not generally accepted.

King-lists

This name is the Nebti-name written in a cartouche.
 

or:

smsm

Semsem. The meaning and origin of this name are not known. Note, however, the relationship with the names provided through different sources quoting Manetho.

or:

Reading unknown. This is probably the result of a misinterpretation of Sekhemkhet's Nebti-name.

Manetho

 
Africanus: Sememps�s

Eusebius: Sememps�s, Mempses

Alternative names in modern-day literature

 
Semerchet, Horus-Semerkhet, Horus-Semerchet

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