Qa'a

Egyptian ruler
Person human Q151819
Qa'a
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Qa'a

Summary

Qa'an is a human[1]. He was born on 2950 BC[2]. He died on 2890 BC[3]. He worked as a statesperson[4] and ruler[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,373 views/month, #6,964 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Qa'a was born on 2950 BC[2].
  • Qa'a died on 2890 BC[3].
  • Qa'an is buried at Umm el-Qa'ab[7].
  • Qa'a's father was Semerkhet[8].
  • Qa'a's mother was Betrest[9].
  • A child of Qa'a was Q141656627[10].
  • Qa'a held citizenship in Ancient Egypt[11].
  • Qa'a worked as a statesperson[4].
  • Qa'a worked as a ruler[5].
  • Qa'a held the position of pharaoh[12].
  • Qa'a held the position of Q110670190[13].
  • Qa'a held the position of Q110644534[14].
  • Qa'an is recorded as male[15].
  • Qa'a's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Qa'a's family is recorded as First Dynasty of Egypt[17].
  • Qa'a's noble title is recorded as pharaoh[18].
  • Qa'a's Commons category is recorded as Qa'a[19].
  • Qa'a's described by source is recorded as Saqqara Tablet[20].
  • Qa'a's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
  • Qa'a's replaces is recorded as Semerkhet[22].
  • Qa'a's replaced by is recorded as Hotepsekhemwy[23].
  • Qa'a dates from the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt[24].
  • Qa'a dates from the First Dynasty of Egypt[25].
  • Qa'a's sibling is recorded as Semerkhet[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Qa'a was born on 2950 BC[2]. His father was Semerkhet[8]. His mother was Betrest[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statesperson[4] and ruler[5]. Positions held include pharaoh[12], a noble title[27], in Ancient Egypt[28]; Q110670190[13]; and Q110644534[14].

Personal Life

A child of Qa'a was Q141656627[10].

Death and Burial

Qa'a died on 2890 BC[3]. Burial took place at Umm el-Qa'ab[7].

Why It Matters

Qa'a ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,373 views/month, #6,964 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Who were Qa'a's parents?

Qa'a's father was Semerkhet[8]. Qa'a's mother was Betrest[9].

What did Qa'a do for work?

Qa'a worked as statesperson[4] and ruler[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Q141656627
    Geni.com profile id → 6000000004869093733
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P40]]: [[Q141656627]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791275711318"
  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Semerkhet
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  3. 5d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 52
    Mother → Betrest
    Date of birth → -2950-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cdo', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P25]]: [[Q453508]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790966500855"
  4. 6w ago · Veristune · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → -2890-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P570]]: 2890 BCE"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Family → First Dynasty of Egypt
    Noble title → pharaoh
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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