Menes

Menes (fl. c. 3200–3000 BC;[1] /ˈmnz/; Ancient Egyptian: mnj, probably pronounced */maˈnij/;[6] Ancient Greek: Μήνης[5] and Μήν[7]) was a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period of ancient Egypt, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the First Dynasty.[8]

The identity of Menes is the subject of ongoing debate, although mainstream Egyptological consensus inconclusively identifies Menes with the Naqada III ruler Narmer[2][3][4][9] or his successor, the First Dynasty pharaoh Hor-Aha.[10]

  1. ^ a b Kitchen, KA (1991). "The Chronology of Ancient Egypt". World Archaeology. 23 (2): 201–8. doi:10.1080/00438243.1991.9980172.
  2. ^ a b Edwards 1971, p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd 1994, p. 7.
  4. ^ a b Cervelló-Autuori 2003, p. 174.
  5. ^ a b Edwards 1971, p. 11.
  6. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995). Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction. Cambridge University press. ISBN 0-521-44384-9.
  7. ^ "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Menes". Perseus Digital Library. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. ^ Beck et al. 1999.
  9. ^ Heagy 2014.
  10. ^ Seidlmayer 2010.

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