Narmer

American  

[nahr-mer] / ˈnɑr mər /

noun

1. a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet Narmer Palette, or Palette of Narmer, c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.

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Example Sentences

Narmer apparently met his death by, of all things, being carried off by a hippopotamus.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016

The legendary King Narmer has traditionally been credited with uniting Egypt’s northern half with its southern “to create the world’s first nation state.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016

A carved piece of slate known as the Narmer Palette shows Narmer wearing the crown of Lower Egypt on one side and the crown of Upper Egypt on the other side.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

More solid evidence points to a king named Narmer.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The great palettes of slate covered with elaborate reliefs are probably all of the pre-Menite kings; the most advanced of them having the figure of Narmer, who preceded Menes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various