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The issue is confusing because "Narmer" is a Horus name while "Menes" is a Sedge and Bee name (personal or birth name). All of the King Lists which began to appear in the New Kingdom era list the personal names of the kings, and almost all begin with Menes, or begin with divine and/or semi-divine rulers, with Menes as the first "human king".
- The Written Record & Unification
- The Narmer Palette
- Narmer's Palette
- Narmer's Reign of A United Egypt
According to the chronology of Manetho (3rd century BCE), Menes was the first king of Egypt. He was a king of Upper Egypt possibly from the city of Thinis (or Hierkanopolis), who overcame the other city states around him and then went on to conquerLower Egypt. This king's name is known primarily through written records such as Manetho's chronology ...
The Narmer Palette (also known as Narmer's Victory Palette and the Great Hierakonpolis Palette) is an engraving, in the shape of a chevron shield, a little over two-feet (64 cm) tall, depicting Narmer conquering his enemies and uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. It features some of the earliest heiroglyphics found to date. The palette is carved of a si...
The Narmer Palette was discovered in 1897-1898 CE by the British archaeologists Quibell and Green in the Temple of Horus at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), which was one of the early capitals of the First Dynasty of Egypt. As noted above, it was considered an account of an actual historical event until fairly recently when it has come to be regarded as a s...
Prior to Narmer's reign, Egypt was divided into the regions of Upper Egypt (the south) and Lower Egypt (the north, closer to the Mediterranean Sea). Upper Egypt was more urbanized with cities like Thinis, Hierakonpolis, and Naqda developing fairly rapidly. Lower Egypt was more rural (generally speaking) with rich agricultural fields stretching up f...
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Biography of Horus Narmer. Horus Narmer is usually considered the first king of the 1st Dynasty, perhaps even the first to have ruled over the whole of Egypt, or as the last king of the Predynastic Period. He is one of the first Egyptian kings to have left some historical records. Very little is known about the king we call Horus Narmer.
- Narmer Was Well Regarded by Later Egyptian Pharaohs. The Narmer palette, which we have talked about extensively, was found among other important objects in the so-called “Main Deposit” of the Temple of Horus in Nekhen (Hierakonpolis).
- He Unified the Country. The Narmer palette shows, on its backside, a strange scene involving two long-necked quadrupeds. These are called serpopards by Egyptologists because they are a hybrid between a serpent and a leopard.
- He Was a Founder Too. According to Manetho, again, Narmer founded many towns that would later come to be great Egyptian cities, such as Memphis, the first capital of the unified kingdom.
- Narmer Was a Warrior. Surviving accounts, including Herodotus and Manetho’s, portray Narmer as an expert military chieftain. The kingdoms of Lower and Upper Egypt had been fighting for centuries before Narmer managed to subdue the North (Lower Egypt) and impose his rule over the whole of the Nile Valley.
Mar 8, 2024 · A captivating story of the first pharaoh Narmer, the visionary who unified Egypt laying the foundation for one of the world's most iconic ancient civilizations.
Jun 9, 2022 · Five thousand years ago in North Africa, an ambitious king, known today as Narmer, unified two lands into the world's first great territorial state—Egypt.
Horus Narmer is usually considered the first king of the 1st Dynasty, perhaps even the first to have ruled over the whole of Egypt, or as the last king of the Predynastic Period. He is one of the first Egyptian kings to have left some historical records.
