King of Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt, thus founding Egypt's first dynasty.
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Fl. c. 3100 b.c.; traditionally, 1st king of the 1st dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Menes Sentence Examples
Menes, the founder of the 1st Dynasty, united the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.
The flint knives of the time of Menes are finely curved (19), with a handle-notch; by the end of the lInd Dynasty they were much coarser (20) and almost straight in.
The tomb probably of Menes is of the latter size.
A vase of Menes with purple inlaid hieroglyphs in green glaze and the tiles with relief figures are the most important pieces.