Palette of King Narmer

Members:

Camille Aquino

Cherry Nievera

Kiara Duenas

Maryze Delapaz

November 18, 2021

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FRONT:

The bird with the human hand represents the god. The king holds an important foe while
grabbing the hair of an important enemy. Behind King Narmer is his servant. And King Narmer is
wearing a crown that depicts that he ruled Upper Egypt.

This shows the dead enemies killed by the King.

BACK:

The first layer of the Narmer palette depicts a scene from a war. The king wore both the
higher and lower crowns to demonstrate that he ruled over both nations. There were ten dead
bodies without heads. Along with King Narmer, his servant, a priest, and 4 divine standards.

As a symbol of both kingdoms' agreement, the two domains unify by utilizing creatures
with a dragon's head and a lion's body that intertwined necks represents the unification of upper
and lower egypt .
 The Bull indicates power and a higher status in Ancient Egypt. The Bull on the upper
part back defines the king. And it looks like the bull is destroying a wall. It maybe just a
representation of King Narmer trying to unite the two kingdoms.

Conclusion:

The ceremonial palette, which is engraved on both sides, tells the story of the first
unification of kingdoms and a momentous event that changes Egypt's history. It depicts Egypt's
history and art, and we can say all art of Egyptians either shows a story or a representation of a
king or a god. The palette of king narmer is unique among surviving Egyptian artwork because it
is not just a document but also a template for the figure-representation formula that
characterized most Egyptian art.