Cartouche of Menes

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Olaf Tausch
published on 29 January 2016

The cartouche of Egyptian king Menes, c. 3150 BCE, the legendary first ruler of Egypt considered to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded the First Dynasty. From the Abydos kinglist, Abydos, Egypt.

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Tausch, O. (2016, January 29). Cartouche of Menes. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4524/cartouche-of-menes/

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Tausch, Olaf. "Cartouche of Menes." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 29, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4524/cartouche-of-menes/.

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Tausch, Olaf. "Cartouche of Menes." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2016. Web. 26 Mar 2023.

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