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[73] [i] Narmer's tomb is located next to the tombs of Ka, who likely ruled Upper Egypt just before Narmer, and Hor-Aha, who was his immediate successor. [ j ] As the tomb dates back more than 5,000 years, and has been pillaged , repeatedly, from antiquity to modern times, it is amazing that anything useful could be discovered in it.
B14 could be the tomb of Hor-Aha's wife Benerib. The tomb of Hor-Aha is located in the necropolis of the kings of the 1st Dynasty at Abydos, known as the Umm el-Qa'ab. It comprises three large chambers (designated B10, B15, and B19), which are directly adjacent to Narmer's tomb. [21]
Iry-Hor's tomb is located close to Ka's (B7, B8, B9) and Narmer's tombs (B17, B18). Iry-Hor's tomb is the oldest tomb of the Abydos necropolis B in the Umm el-Qa'ab . [ 21 ] It comprises two separate underground chambers B1 ( 6 m × 3.5 m ) and B2 ( 4.3 m × 2.45 m ) excavated by Petrie in 1899 and later by Werner Kaiser.
The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) [1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, by Menes, or Narmer, [2] and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period, when power was centered at Thinis.
The Narmer Palette is a main plot point in Lincoln Child’s The Third Gate novel, in which they attempt to find the tomb of king Narmer in the Sudd. See also
The 1922 discovery of King Tut's tomb by a team of British archaeologists became a sensation that sparked a worldwide interest in ancient Egypt. Thursday's revelations raise the tantalizing ...
An “incredibly rare” Neolithic tomb was recently found buried under a field in the United Kingdom, officials said. The stone tomb, which is about 5,000 years old, was unearthed during an ...
The third ancient tomb, however, was well-preserved and relatively untouched, the institute said. A photo shows this tomb, known as M3. A view into the 1,800-year-old tomb M3.