At the beginning of his reign , Den worked on limiting the power of the High Court officials , which had previously been allowed to grow dangerously during Meryt-Neith's regency .
He followed a foreign policy which drew his attention to the Near East with an 'Asiatic' campaign in the first year of his Reign . He also brought back a harem of female prisoners (which later on was copied by Amenhotep III) . This military activity was taken along with an expedition into Sinai to deal with the Bedouins .
Den was the first king who added to his tutelary the nsw-bity title , which was evidently intended to reflect his active internal policy . This included the building of a fortress and the celebration of religious ceremonies honoring the gods Atum and Apis .
He also seems to have followed a policy of conciliation with northern Egypt , which was expressed not only through the name of 'his wife'
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but also by the creation of an office 'Chancellor of the King of Lower Egypt' . Hemaka assumed this post , and his tomb was discovered at Saqqara .
The tomb was built by Den at Abydos , a granite pavement was found , the first known example of stone-built architecture ,
and then had exclusively been a mud-brick .
Den Reign is estimated to have been lasting nearly 50 years . There are many inscribed labels and jar-sealing that bear Den's name . Besides , there are records which narrate the activities performed throughout his reign . We know a great deal of him from his tombs , his officials' tombs and from the Palermo Stone .
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