Menes
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Menes 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.
The cartouche of Menes on the Abydos King List
Two Horus names of Hor-Aha (left and center) and a name of Menes (right) in hieroglyphs.
Reconstructed tablet.
Vassal subject with headdress and spotted robe, possibly a Libyan, paying homage. First Dynasty, 2960–2770, Tomb of Narmer B17, Abydos.
Hor-Aha
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Hor-Aha is considered the second pharaoh of the First Dynasty of Egypt by most Egyptologists, while others consider him the first one and corresponding to Menes. He lived around the 31st century BC an
Menes
…although mainstream Egyptological consensus inconclusively identifies Menes with the Naqada III ruler Narmer or his successor, the First Dynasty pharaoh Hor-Aha. The name Menes is first documented in the work of Manetho, an Egyptian historian and priest of the relatively late Ptolemaic period. Manetho noted the…
Faience vessel fragment with serekh inscribed with the Horus-name "Aha", on display at the British Museum.
Teti, cartouche name of Hor-Aha in the Abydos King List.
Mastaba attributed to Neithhotep which is believed to have been built by Hor-Aha.
Hor-Aha's tomb comprises three chambers B10, B15 and B19, shown in inset. B14 could be the tomb of Hor-Aha's wife Benerib.