Menes - Menes (English spelling)

Japanese: メネス - めねす(英語表記)Menes
Menes - Menes (English spelling)

Date of birth and death unknown. The first king to unify ancient Egypt (reigned around 3000 BCE. There are other theories). He is thought to be the same person as the king named Narmer. Narmer's name is recorded in the famous "Narmer's Palette," and Menes' name is recorded in the Abydos King List and the Turin Papyrus. The unification project was started by King Scorpio of Upper Egypt, and unified up to the vicinity of the Delta region. King Menes probably ascended to the throne as his successor. He established his capital in Tis (corresponding to the vicinity of Abydos) in Upper Egypt, and completely conquered Lower Egypt (the pattern is shown in the "Narmer's Palette"), unifying all of Egypt. He also built a second royal capital, the "White Castle," at the southern end of the Delta region as a base for governing Lower Egypt. This later became the capital of ancient Egypt, Memphis.

[Denroku Sakai]

[References] | Egyptian History

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

生没年不詳。古代エジプトを初めて統一した王(前3000ころ在位。異説あり)。ナルメルNarmerという名の王と同一人とみられる。ナルメルの名は有名な「ナルメルのパレット」に、メネスの名はアビドスの王名表とトリノのパピルスに記されている。統一事業は上(かみ)エジプトのサソリ王によって開始され、デルタ地帯の近くまでが統一された。たぶんメネス王はその後継者として即位した。上エジプトのティス(アビドス付近に比定される)に都を置く彼は、下(しも)エジプトを全面的に征服し(その模様は「ナルメルのパレット」に図示されている)、全エジプトを統一した。また、下エジプトの統治拠点としてデルタ地帯の南端に第二王都「白い城」を築いた。これはのちに古代エジプトの首都メンフィスとなった。

[酒井傳六]

[参照項目] | エジプト史

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