Narmer

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]

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).