Menes

[ mee-neez ]

noun

1. flourished c3200 b.c., traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.

Menes

/ ˈmiːniːz /

noun

1. Menes?3100 bc?3100 bcMEgyptianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler the first king of the first dynasty of Egypt (?3100 bc ). He is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Memphis

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Menes himself was buried on the edge of the desert near Negada, about twenty miles to the north of Thebes.

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The objects found in the tombs of Menes and his successors prove that the culture of Egypt was already far advanced.

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Menes made himself master of the north, and so united all Egypt under one rule.

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Egyptian history begins with Menes, the founder of the united monarchy, and of the First historical dynasty.

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We have already had occasion to refer to a letter received by Ole Menes of Stoughton in 1845.

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