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The Narmer Palette, also known as the Great Hierakonpolis Palette or the Palette of Narmer, is a significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category of cosmetic palettes. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.
The famous Narmer Palette, discovered by James E. Quibell in the 1897–1898 season at Hierakonpolis, [36] shows Narmer wearing the crown of Upper Egypt on one side of the palette, and the crown of Lower Egypt on the other side, giving rise to the theory that Narmer unified the two lands. [37]
The Narmer macehead (right) at time of discovery, Hierakonpolis. On the center part of the macehead, behind the throne with the seated king, there is a figure just like the supposed sandal-bearer from the Narmer palette, likewise with the rosette sign above its head. He is followed by a man carrying a long pole.
El Amrah Palette – Narmer Palette Great Hierakonpolis Palette: 64 x 42 cm (25 x 17 in) Egyptian Museum in Cairo [10]
Spiral design altar block from the Tarxien Temples of Malta, uncovered by Sir Themistocles Zammit Front and back sides of Narmer Palette, this facsimile on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The palette depicts Narmer unifying Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
King Narmer (right) followed by his sandal-bearer. Detail from the Narmer Palette, Cairo Egyptian Museum. A sandal-bearer is a person who bears the sandals of his superior.The role existed in various cultures and epochs, being first documented in Egypt's Early Dynastic Period (c. 31st century BC).
The Cosmetic palette in the form of a Nile tortoise; The Narmer Palette, often thought to depict the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the pharaoh Narmer, Egyptian Museum, Cairo; Libyan Palette, Egyptian Museum, Cairo; The Four Dogs Palette, displaying African wild dogs, [1] giraffes, and other quadrupeds, Louvre
Ancient Egyptian tradition credited Menes, now believed to be the same as Narmer, as the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. On the Narmer Palette, the king is depicted wearing the Red Crown on one scene and the White crown in another, and thereby showing his rule over both Lands. [4]