Namer Palette Hierakonpolis 3100 BCE

[Nubian Zuri*]

Namer Palette, Hiierakonpolis about 3100 BCE.

The legend of how a divided Egypt became one country is carved on the Palette of Namer in the typical Egyptian style:

Narmer's head, lower body, and legs are shown from the side, and the truth of his body is shown from the front.

[nubaka]

Here is the Annu people of Egypt:)





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[Nubian Zuri*]

These carved flat stones are called Palettes because they were used to mix eye paint.

Pigments were ground into the dust on the stone and mixed with water in a round indentation, just as artist today would use palettes to mix their paints.

The Namer Palette is a 2-page example. It's in the shape of a shield and is carved on both sides. It tells the story of the unification of Egypt under one King, called Namer.

On one side of the palette, Namer wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt. And on the other he wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. He is the first King to do both.

On both sides of the pallette ,the very top has Narmers name written inside a box called a "Serekh".

Namer means- "angry fish" King Angry Fish has a head like a cow on either side of his name.
Are these two cows meant to represent the goddess Hathor?

Many scholars think so. Ancient Egyptians thought the goddess Hathor was the Kings mother.

[Nubian Zuri*]

May 13, 2009 16:52:28 GMT -5 nubaka said:

Here is the Annu people of Egypt:)


Wow the first picture that Iv'e seen of the anu.

great work Nubaka :-)


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[Independenthinker]

Very interesting Zuri. The phrase that raises my curiosity when describing Namer is - (the truth of his body). Having trouble there but it's much like a comic book showing a battle.