Editing Qa'a (section)

== Reign ==
There is not much known about Qa'a's reign, but it seems that he reigned for a long time (around 33 years). Several [[Stone vessels in Ancient Egypt|stone vessel]] inscriptions mention a second [[Sed festival]] for Qa'a, which points to at least 33 years of reign. The first festival was usually not celebrated before 30 years of reign, and subsequent festivals could be repeated every third year. The [[Palermo Stone]] only mentions the [[coronation of the pharaoh|year of coronation]] and some usual cultic events that were celebrated under every king. The numerous [[ivory]] tags dating to his reign also mention only typical arrangements, such as depicting and counting burial offerings and personal possessions of the king. Several [[mastaba]] tombs of high officials date into Qa'a's reign: ''Merka'' ('''S3505'''), ''Henuka'' (burial unknown), ''Neferef'' (burial also unknown) and ''[[Sabef]]'' (buried in the royal necropolis of Qa'a).<ref>P. Lacau, J. P. Lauer: ''La Pyramide a Degeres IV, Inscriptions Gravees sur les Vases''. Cairo 1959, page 12.</ref><ref name=ToWi>Toby A. H. Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge, London/ New York 1999, {{ISBN|0-415-18633-1}}, page 81–83.</ref>

[[File:Qaalabel.png|thumb|left|120px|Ivory label of Qa'a with his serekh and Nebty name ''sn''.]]