Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period
Narmer
Menes(?)
Verso of the Narmer Palette
Pharaoh
Reign
Somewhere in between 3273–2987 BC
Predecessor
Ka?
Successor
Hor-Aha
Royal titulary
Horus name
Hor-Narmer (often show in a serekh with just the catfish) Ḥr-nˁr-mr Fierce catfish of Horus
Second Horus name: Hor-Narmer-Tjai (rare—only one example exists) Ḥr-nˁr-mr-ṯ3j Manly catfish of Horus
Consort
Uncertain: possibly Neithhotep
Children
Uncertain: probably Hor-Aha
Father
Ka?, Scorpion II?
Burial
Chambers B17 and B18, Umm El Qa'ab
Dynasty
1st dynasty
Narmer (Ancient Egyptian: nꜥr-mr, may mean "painful catfish", "stinging catfish", "harsh catfish", or "fierce catfish;"[1][2][3]) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period, whose reign began at a date estimated to fall in the range 3273–2987 BC.[4] He was the successor to the Protodynastic king Ka. Many scholars consider him the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty, and in turn the first king of a unified Egypt. He also had a prominently noticeable presence in Canaan, compared to his predecessors and successors. Neithhotep is thought to be his queen consort or his daughter.
A majority of Egyptologists believe that Narmer was the same person as Menes.[a][6][7][8]
^Pätznick 2009, pp. 308, n.8.
^Leprohon 2013, p. 22.
^Clayton 1994, p. 16.
^Wilkinson 1999, p. 67.
^Heagy 2014, pp. 83–84.
^Cervelló-Autuori 2003, p. 174.
^Grimal 1994.
^Edwards 1971, p. 13.
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