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Narmer
Posted Oct 11, 2002
Narmer is acknowledged as being the first king to unify Egypt. It is most likely that he was th last of many kings to put the building block of unification in place.
But he was the first to have his name recorded across Upper and Lower Egypt (Minshat Abu Omar in the eastern Delta and Hierakonpolis)on all matter of items,particularly in Naqada thought to be the capital at the time.
Two items that bear Narmer name are Narmer's Palette and Narmer's Mace
Narmer's Palette
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Kings of Egypt
Posted Oct 11, 2002
Predynstic Period
(c5000-3100B.C.E)
Early Dynasty Period (c3100-c2890)
First Dynasty (c3100-2890)
Narmer c3100
Menes (Horus Aha) c3100
Djer c3000
Djet c2980
Den c2950
(Queen merneith c2950)
Anedjib c2925
Semerkhet c2900
Qa'a c2890
Second Dynasty (c2890-2686)
Hetepsekhemwy c2890
Raneb c2865
Nynetjer
Weneg
Sened
Periden c2700
Khasekhemwy c2686
Old Kingdom (c2686-2181)
Third Dynasty (c2686-2613)
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Ancient Egytian Religion
Posted Sep 18, 2002
Ancient Egyptian Religion is complex it is simply not possible to say (for example) Atum-Ra was the god of all gods. This statement would be true in the New Kingdom period but not in the Old Kingdom period. As the leadership of the country changed so did the religion (sometimes not dramatically).
A king of the time might have political allies with on sect, this sect might be based in one city, this one city becomes the capital. Thus the state religion.
It seems mind numbly complex but it is no more complex than the religions we have today.
Example:
If you where to explain the different Christian religions to a alien who know nothing about them you would make a list of:
Catholic
Roman Catholic
Anglican
Church of England
Baptist
and so on............
When you think about Ancient Egypt it was much similar as what we have now.
It's just that we are the aliens that know nothing.
So in a hope to clear the confusion and make this simpler, I and Miztres will have a list of the Kings of Egypt (in chronological order), the state capital and main gods they worshiped.
Hopefully with this a meaning of those gods in that time period.
Hold on to your air supplied breathing apparatus this is going to take a while.
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