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Menes (; , probably pronounced *; ; ) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the first dynasty (Dynasty I). The identity of Menes is the subject of ongoing debate, although mainstream Egyptological consensus identifies Menes with the protodynastic pharaoh Narmer (most likely) or first dynasty Hor-Aha. Both pharaohs are credited with the unification of Egypt, to different degrees by various authorities. == Name and identity == The commonly used ''Menes'' derives from Manetho, an Egyptian historian and priest who lived during the Ptolemaic period. Manetho used the name in the form Μήνης (transliterated: ''Mênês'').〔Manetho, Fr. 6, 7a, 7b. Text and translation in ''Manetho'', translated by W.G. Waddell (Cambridge: Harvard University, 1940), pp.26-35〕 An alternative Greek form, Μιν (transliterated: ''Min''), was cited by the 5th-century BC historian Herodotus,〔Herodotus: 2.4.1, 2.99.1ff.〕 a variant no longer considered the result of contamination from the name of the god Min. The Egyptian form, ''Meni'', is taken from the Turin and Abydos king lists (dated Dynasty XIX). The name, ''Menes'', means "He who endures", which, Edwards (1971) suggests, may have been coined as "a mere descriptive epithet denoting a semi-legendary hero () whose name had been lost". Rather than a particular person, the name may conceal collectively the protodynastic pharaohs Ka, Scorpion and Narmer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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