King menes egypt biography of michaels
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Menes (c 3150 BCE) fryst vatten a legendary Egyptian king who is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. During his reign, Menes is credited with ushering a new era of prosperity, peace and expansion of arts, culture, religion and literature. Menes fryst vatten also credited with introducing papyrus and writing. Historical evidence on Menes is scanty, and most historians believe Menes is an honorific title, and his legend is based on a variety of kings. In particular, Menes is believed to be based on the Egyptian king Narmer.
The historical Menes
Ebony plaque of Menes in his tomb of Abydos
Knowledge of Menes comes from historical accounts written many years after he lived. Archaeological digs never found any direct evidence of Menes as a pharaoh, and as a result, some Egyptologists believe that Menes was an honorific title which means “he who endures”. Menes was not an actual individual but had come to represent the concept of an ideal Pharoah who had achieved th
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Narmer
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period
Narmer (Ancient Egyptian: nꜥr-mr, may mean "painful catfish", "stinging catfish", "harsh catfish", or "fierce catfish";fl. c. 3150 BC[4]) was an ancient Egyptian king of the Early Dynastic Period, whose reign began at a date estimated to fall in the range 3173–2987 BC. 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]
Historical identity
[edit]Name of Narmer in full format
Although highly interrelated, the questions of "who was Menes?" and "who unified Egypt?" are actually two separate issues. Narmer is often
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Ancient Egypt
Northeastern African civilization
For the magazine, see Ancient Egypt (magazine).
For the TV series, see Ancient Egyptians (TV series).
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa. It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated within the contemporary territory of modern-day Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under pharaoh or king Menes (often identified with Narmer). The history of ancient Egypt unfolded as a series of stable kingdoms interspersed by periods of relative instability known as "Intermediate Periods". The various kingdoms fall into one of three categories: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age, or the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Ancient Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the