Scorpion I

Scorpion I
Weha, Selk
Pharaoh
Reign	c. 3250-3200 BC (Naqada III)
Predecessor	Bull ? owner of tomb U-k ?
Successor	Double Falcon ? owner of tomb U-i ? Later on Iry-Hor
Royal titulary Horus name Weha / Selk Wḥˁ / Srq Scorpion ?
Born	c. 3250 BC
Burial	Tomb U-j, Umm El Qa'ab, Abydos

Scorpion I was a king of Upper Egypt during the Predynastic Period, or the period before egypt was united. His name may refer to the scorpion goddess Serket.

He is believed to have ruled in Thinis one or two centuries before the rule of the better known King Scorpion II. To him belongs the U-j tomb found in the royal cemetery of Abydos where Thinite kings were buried.

In contemporary fiction

• William Golding's novel The Scorpion God is loosely based upon this period of Egyptian history.
• The 2001 adventure film The Mummy Returns features a fictionalized account of the "Scorpion King" of Egypt, a character who went on to have his own spin-off in the 2002 film, The Scorpion King.