Menes
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For other uses, see Menes (disambiguation).
Menes (fl. c. 3200–3000 BC;[1] /ˈmeɪneɪz/; 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]
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Africanus: Mênês Eusebius: Mênês Narmer (?) Hor-Aha (?) | |
Pharaoh | |
Reign | c. 3200–3000 BC[1] |
Successor | Hor-Aha (possibly) Djer (possibly) |
Burial | Umm El Qa'ab chambers B17 and B18 (Narmer’s burial) Umm El Qa'ab chambers B10/B15/B19 (Hor-Aha’s burial) |
Dynasty | First Dynasty |
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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]