Pharaoh Hor Aha – 1st Dynasty Ruler Of Ancient Egypt Who Founded The City Of Memphis And May Have Been The Legendary Menes
AncientPages.com | June 23, 2018
Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Who was Hor Aha? There are very few artifacts remaining from his time, but the ones which have been found provide tantalizing clues. Narmer is credited with being the first to wear the combined crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, but Hor Aha may have been the one who finished the work of uniting Egypt under one rule.
King Fighting Hawk
The kings of Egypt had several names. The most important were the "great five names." Hor Aha was a "Horus name" (also called the "serekh name" because it is in an enclosure called "serekh" in Ancient Egyptian). It means "Fighting Hawk," or "Fighter" if written without the "Hor." The Horus name indicated that the kings of Egypt were the living embodiment of the sky god Horus.
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