The Making Of Elizabeth (All About History № 113) by Jonathan Gordon (Editor In Chief)

Author:Jonathan Gordon (Editor In Chief) [Gordon, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magazine, royals, monarchy, platinum jubilee, british, non-fiction
Publisher: Future Publishing Limited
Published: 2022-01-25T13:00:00+00:00

NARMER

FATHER OF EGYPT

The great ruler unified Egypt and

established it as a powerful kingdom

that endured for thousands of years

Written by James Horton

Ancient Egypt remains one of the most storied, begun to unearth themovements of settlements and the state romantic and revered eras in all of world

of farmland during this period. Armed with these precious history. As the dominant force in North Africa fragments, we can begin to piece together the gargantuan life for three millennia, the Egyptians cultivated of Egypt’s first sole ruler.

a fascinating culture, constructed huge

There is one artefact, however, that warrants special mention.

monuments to their rulers and gods, and left behind a rich It is one of the world’s oldest historical records: the Narmer collection of relics that enable us to engage with their story Palette. The Palette itself was discovered in 1898, and has since today. But every story must have a beginning, and in the first been considered one of the most important historical finds chapter of the ancient kingdom was King Narmer, the first king of all time. With intricate carvings on both sides, the Narmer of unified Egypt.

Palette is our main gateway to the king himself, with the spine Unlike the swathes of published histories, oratories, of his tale being engraved on the Palette’s faces.

biographies and personal accounts left to us by more recent Typically, such slate palettes were used by the Egyptians civilisations like the Roman Empire, our sources stretching as for grinding and applying cosmetics, which were widely used.

far back in time to King Narmer – who reigned approximately Many would apply cosmetics under their eyes to offset glare 5,000 years ago – are understandably scarce. But such was his from the sun, hunters ritually adorned themselves before importance that there is an array of recovered artefacts and beginning a hunt, and cosmetics also served much as they relics that enable us to piece together a good account of his do today – for simple fashion. But Narmer’s Palette was likely many achievements.

used for ceremonial purposes within a religious shrine due Other artefacts that both pre-date and post-date Narmer’s to its large size, which was over double the size of a regular reign contextualise these pieces, enabling us to explore the cosmetic palette. It may have been purely symbolic rather changes that the first king brought to his country and its than functional, or possibly used for applying cosmetics to culture. In addition, the advancing science of bioarcheology has the shrine’s resident deity statues. Whatever its use, we’re 46

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