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Narmer (Ancient Egyptian: nꜥr-mr, ... and objects of other kings were recovered in Narmer's grave. However, Flinders Petrie during the period 1899–1903, ...
The pharaohs of the First Dynasty were buried in Abydos, including Narmer, who is regarded as the founder of the First Dynasty, and his successor, Aha. [11] It was in this time period that the Abydos boats were constructed. Some pharaohs of the Second Dynasty were also buried in Abydos. The temple was renewed and enlarged by these pharaohs as well.
Narmer Palette. The Narmer Palette, also known as the Great Hierakonpolis Palette or the Palette of Narmer, is a significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category of cosmetic palettes. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.
The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) [1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, by Menes, or Narmer, [2] and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period, when power was centered at Thinis. The date of this period is subject to ...
A striking innovation of Hor-Aha's tomb is that members of the royal household were buried with the pharaoh, the earliest known retainer sacrifices in Egypt. It is unclear if they were killed or committed suicide. Among those buried were servants, dwarfs, women and even dogs. A total of 36 subsidiary burials were laid out in three parallel rows ...
Umm El Qaʻāb (sometimes romanised Umm El Gaʻab, Arabic: أم القعاب) is a necropolis of the Early Dynastic Period [ 1 ] kings at Abydos, Egypt. [ 2 ] Its modern name means "Mother of Pots" as the whole area is littered with the broken pot shards of offerings made in earlier times. The cultic ancient name of the area was (w-)pkr or (r ...
The Early Dynastic Period, also known as Archaic Period or the Thinite Period (from Thinis, the hometown of its rulers), [ 1 ] is the era of ancient Egypt that immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt in c.3150 BC. It is generally taken to include the First Dynasty and the Second Dynasty, lasting from the end of the ...
Iry-Hor's tomb is located close to Ka's (B7, B8, B9) and Narmer's tombs (B17, B18). Iry-Hor's tomb is the oldest tomb of the Abydos necropolis B in the Umm el-Qa'ab . [ 21 ] It comprises two separate underground chambers B1 ( 6 m × 3.5 m ) and B2 ( 4.3 m × 2.45 m ) excavated by Petrie in 1899 and later by Werner Kaiser.