A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The earliest rulers of the long-lasting civilization of Egypt were called "The followers of Horus." At the beginning of its long history, Egypt was united when an Upper Egyptian kingdom seized Lower Egypt in the north.
Left: Cartouche of Meni (Menes) from the Abydos King List in the temple of Seti I at Abydos. Image credit: Olaf Tausch - CC BY 3.0; Right: Close-up view of Narmer on the Narmer Palette. Image credit: Keith Schengili-Roberts - CC BY-SA 3.0
The Upper Egyptian rulers called themselves "followers of Horus," and Horus became the tutelary deity of the unified country and its kings.
According to legend and myth, the king who made this unification possible was Menes, around 3100 BC. The ancient Egyptians knew him as M'na (in Greek: Mên or Menes). Scholars assume he reigned for 30 to 60 years.
His name is similar to Minos in Greece, Manis in Phrygia, or Menu in India's history. Many modern scholars have identified him with the archaic Egyptian kings, Horus Narmer of Naqada III (3200 to 3000 BC) and Horus Aha.
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