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Fish was thought to be a ruler of the Lower Egypt or a part of Lower Egypt during the late prehistoric period. He most likely never existed and is a modern invention due to misunderstanding of early hieroglyphic signs. Fish is known only from the fish hieroglyph and was possibly a king of the prehistoric Dynasty 0 of Predynastic Egypt.

Fish is thought to have ruled late in the 31st century BC.

He is known only from artefacts that bear his mark, a hieroglyphic fish symbol. The dates and geographic extent of his rule are not known nor is his actual name.

References

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2. Altenmüller, Hartwig; Kloth, Nicole (2008-01-01). Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur Band 37 (in German). Helmut Buske Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87548-937-8.
3. Barry Kemp (a1), Andrew Boyce and James Harrell. The Colossi from the Early Shrine at Coptos in Egypt, in: Cambridge Archaeological Journal Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2000, 233.
4. "Dynasty 0 - Dynasty Zero". xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
5. Felde, Rolf: Gottheiten, Pharaonen und Beamte im alten Ägypten, Norderstedt 2017, page 125.
6. Altenmüller, Hartwig; Kloth, Nicole (2008-01-01). Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur Band 37 (in German). Helmut Buske Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87548-937-8.

• 32nd-century BC pharaohs