Narmer

[nahr-mer]

noun

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.

Compare Menes.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for narmer

Historical Examples of narmer

Narmer and Khsekhemui are, as we shall see, two of the first monarchs of all Egypt.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall
It is of exactly similar workmanship to that of Narmer, and is no doubt a fragment of another monument of that king.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall
Khsekhemui probably lived later than Narmer, and we may suppose that his conquest was in reality a re-conquest.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall
Narmer is therefore the last of the ancient kings of Hierakonpolis, the last of Manetho's "Spirits."
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall
This may be the case with Narmer, or, as his name ought possibly to be read, Betjumer.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall