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.

The Narmer Palette is considered earliest historical document in the history.^[5]

A majority of Egyptologists believe that Narmer was the same person as Menes.^[a][7][8][9]

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