Narmer
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Narmer was an early ancient Egyptian king, often identified with Menes, who is traditionally credited with founding the First Dynasty and initiating the unified Pharaonic state.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menes | 5 |
| King Menes | 1 |
| King of Upper Egypt | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Horus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Narmer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Menes
|
| burialPlace |
U cemetery, Umm el-Qaab, Abydos
ⓘ
Abydos ⓘ
surface form:
U-j cemetery, Abydos (probable)
|
| capital | Thinis ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | royal annals of early Egypt ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
founding of the First Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
initiating the unified Pharaonic state ⓘ unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| depictedWearing |
Red Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Crown of Lower Egypt
White Crown of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| disputedIssues |
exact dates of reign
ⓘ
identity with Menes ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
First Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
Predynastic Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-dynastic Egypt
|
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| hasIconicArtifact | cosmetic palette ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early state formation in Egypt
ⓘ
military campaigns in Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFromArtifact |
Narmer Macehead
ⓘ
Narmer Palette ⓘ inscriptions at Canaanite sites ⓘ inscriptions at Hierakonpolis ⓘ seal impressions from Abydos ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Egyptian language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian language
|
| nameInHieroglyphs | nꜥr-mr ⓘ |
| period |
Early Dynastic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
|
| possiblyIdenticalTo |
Narmer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Menes
|
| predecessor |
Ka
ⓘ
Scorpion II ⓘ |
| regionOfRule |
Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 3100 BCE ⓘ |
| reignPeriod |
early 31st century BCE
ⓘ
late 32nd century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 3150 BCE ⓘ |
| spouse | Neithhotep ⓘ |
| successor | Hor-Aha ⓘ |
| symbolizes | political unification of Egypt ⓘ |
| throneNameType | Horus name ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Menes
this entity surface form:
King of Upper Egypt
subject surface form:
Memphis (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
King Menes
subject surface form:
Memphis (ancient city)
this entity surface form:
Menes
subject surface form:
Memphis (ancient city)
this entity surface form:
Menes
this entity surface form:
Menes
this entity surface form:
Menes