Sunday 23 October 2011

Pharaoh Mena united the two countries

By King Mina - the famous Narmer as the "consolidated the two countries," dynastic era began about 3200 BC, where the united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, and subjected the country to central rule.

Were able to Menes ruler of the Kingdom of the South, unite Upper with tribal circa 3200 BC. M, and the fact that all of Egypt a strong central government, and became the first governor holds several titles, such as: King of the Two Lands, the Thrones, South Eagle, Snake north, and it was all this praise for his great hero of this work.
 
And thus became the King, "Mina," founder of the first dynasty in the history of Pharaonic Egypt, but in the history of the world, wearing the double crown of the kingdoms of the north and south.

Realized the King, "Mina," the need to build the city of medium site, can such overseeing the Upper and sea, so he founded a new city on the western shore of the Nile where the village of "dead hostage" current in Giza Governorate, was initially Castle warship surrounded by a fence white, wanted the owner that fortifies and protects the kingdom from the raids of the owners of the North, was "Mina" has called it "alienated" any beautiful harbor, and later named "Memphis," the time of Greece, and then he called the Arabs "Memphis", became the city of "Memphis," the capital of all Egypt in under the old state until the end of the Sixth Dynasty.

Was recorded victories of King Mena to the Kingdom of the North and unification of the country, across the face of the panel known as the "Panel Narmer", which was devoted to the king was disclosed in 1897, and is likely to historians, the "Narmer" is "Mina", has found the painting in the city of "Cape" , which are currently in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the panel are two sides, the first side depicts the King, "Mina," which caught the prisoner of the people of the north, and on his head the crown white, while depicting the other side of the King, "Mina," which celebrates the victory over the Kingdom of the North, which is wearing the Red Crown .

 This victory was followed by the enamel, the evolution of massive Egyptian civilization and the crystallization of the principles of the central government, and this unit was an important factor in the rise of Pharaonic Egypt in various aspects of life.

 

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