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The Narmer Palette: The Great Hierakonpolis Palette Of Great Egypt

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The Narmer Palette also known as the Great Hierakonpolis Palette or the Palette of Narmer is considered to be one of the greatest archeological findings of Great Egypt.The Narmer Palette dates back to 31st Century BC. King Narmer was the first king to rule during the first Dynasty of Egypt,he reigned during a time period where state formation and great social and political change was occuring. During this time period as well,there was a crucial transition in the conceptualization of what makes a ruler.Narmer's reign was able to display some foundations of prehistoric Egypt , but also some early examples of what would become the newer concepts for pharaonic civilization. Narmer’s reign provides a view into the perspective of the ruling elite
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