Narmer: The First King of Upper and Lower Egypt?

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2022
  • Narmer was a pivotal individual who lived during the development of Egypt’s state and its rise of kingship. His burial was likely at Abydos. A number of artifacts relating to him have survived from this period and they show increasing use of hieroglyphs, as well as the development of specific imagery and iconography that suggest royalty. In addition, material connected with him derives from several locations in Egypt, suggesting his increased importance and influence in many parts of the land. But was he the first to rule all of Egypt? Recent research on Narmer and the whole period of early kingship suggests a different picture of those involved with the development of kingship and the state in ancient Egypt.
    About the Speaker
    David P. Silverman, Ph.D., is Eckley Brinton Coxe, Jr. Professor of Egyptology and Curator of Penn Museum's Egyptian Section, and one of the leading authorities on the civilization of ancient Egypt. Dr. Silverman was the national curator, advisor, and academic content creator for the blockbuster exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. He was also responsible for the curatorial content in the original 1977 Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit and served as Curator in Chicago at the Field Museum. His extensive publications include numerous books and articles on Egyptian language, art, and religion, and he has directed several field expeditions at sites throughout Egypt.

Комментарии • 40

  • @erikprank4611
    @erikprank4611 2 года назад +4

    Wasn't there some kind of early list of kings in the tomb of pharaoh Den, that included the name of Narmer?

    • @erikprank4611
      @erikprank4611 2 года назад +2

      found a Wikipedia link:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_seal_impressions

    • @jrockland4057
      @jrockland4057 2 года назад

      You'll find a list of pre-dynastic Kings on the Palermo Stone which is in the Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas in the city of Palermo, Italy. The pre-dynastic kings of lower Egypt listed on the Palermo Stone are as follows: Imikhet, Wenegbu, Niheb, Tiu, Itjiesh, Khaiu, and Seka.

  • @keithpayne9687
    @keithpayne9687 Год назад

    At about 1:01 you mention a former student who is now at the MET, in particular you reference an artcle she has written about Narmer's Kilt and the bead work. But you never meention her or the paper by name. Could please do one or the other or both. I am very interested to here what she has to say about Narmer's kilt. Thank you in advace, an very inspiring presentation, I learned much.

  • @lamarlemmons9122
    @lamarlemmons9122 Год назад

    Who are those people under foot on Narmer’s tablet and where are they from?

  • @vecvan
    @vecvan 10 месяцев назад

    well, that time of poorly recorded audio from tele-presentations is hopefully gone now..

  • @arturovelarde7560
    @arturovelarde7560 2 года назад +1

    Nice.

  • @jamiewilson1817
    @jamiewilson1817 2 года назад

    WOW!!¡!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jasonbyrum5648
    @jasonbyrum5648 Год назад

    Lord Byron pharaoh Egyptian king I am

  • @ChillVanille
    @ChillVanille 10 месяцев назад

    What a great topic and to have it destroyed with a horrible lecturer and even worse audio.

  • @SPQR748
    @SPQR748 2 года назад +2

    The Narmer Pallet shows Narmer harvesting adrenaline to drink from the head of a drugged enemy

  • @matthiasstrunz1343
    @matthiasstrunz1343 9 месяцев назад +1

    Sometimes its better to let someone speak who can acutally speak 🤦🏻

  • @rhetoric5173
    @rhetoric5173 Год назад

    where is the evidence that these are borrowings? Perhap's the presenter's ethnic bias is at play.

  • @leob.venzen1153
    @leob.venzen1153 2 года назад +13

    when Narmer united the Two Lands, egypt did Not exist! However, Kmt did!! If, you are going to tell any part of the story of Afrika, tell It right!! Asante sana!

    • @eugenemartone7023
      @eugenemartone7023 2 года назад +10

      Don’t be silly! We use the modern name of countries when talking about history all the time, and Km.t is pretty analogous to modern Egypt in terms of geography. Changing the name of a land or city depending on what period we’re talking about is just needlessly complicated and confusing, while serving next to no purpose. Maybe all talks about Egypt should be held in ancient egyptian or rather coptic as we’re not really sure how the first is pronounced (including the word Km.t)?

    • @dragonofthewest8305
      @dragonofthewest8305 2 года назад

      True

    • @dragonofthewest8305
      @dragonofthewest8305 2 года назад

      @@eugenemartone7023 the point he’s making is the original people of that land were indigenous black Africans before they were ethnically replaced but Arabs and Europeans who live there now just like Europe will be replaced by Black Africans by 2100

    • @eugenemartone7023
      @eugenemartone7023 2 года назад +1

      @@dragonofthewest8305 Not much of a point then.

    • @keeperoftruth5951
      @keeperoftruth5951 Год назад +2

      Wez wuz kangz

  • @ketchupcommander
    @ketchupcommander Год назад

    Your expert David P. Silverman, Ph.D., is completely incorrect about everything he said. EVERYTHING.

  • @jrockland4057
    @jrockland4057 2 года назад +1

    The information these so-called scholars are working with is very scant... very, very, very scant. This leads to wild imaginings. A few found scribbles here and there add up to pretty much nothing.

    • @russellmillar7132
      @russellmillar7132 Год назад

      This is usually the case with prehistoric investigations where there are no written records. The excavations that this fellow takes us through (painstakingly) which show context for the imaginings you mention are real structures that have been sifted through for the most minute scrap of artifact to put the puzzle together. This is challenging work. It requires attention to the smallest detail being that, as you said, the physical evidence they have is scant. He points out, honestly, that due to the propensity of various compilers of the king's list to omit or delete certain rulers, for political/personal reasons, they have to admit a healthy level of uncertainty in claiming that Narmer was the 1st.
      It is fortunate that there were later written records that, once translated, have given some chance at tracing dynastic lineage.

    • @vecvan
      @vecvan 10 месяцев назад

      the presentations assume a more constructive stance of course and they tend to know what they don't know so to speak. there is a wealth of information that is widely dispersed and the way the piece it together can be quite amazing. incomplete? Yes.As it were the perspective lies in the eyes of the beholder.

  • @georgecoyte7247
    @georgecoyte7247 2 года назад

    Upper Egypt is America

    • @Antea13
      @Antea13 2 года назад +9

      Where is that wonderful school you graduated?

    • @ryananthony4840
      @ryananthony4840 Год назад

      Upper America is in India

    • @georgecoyte7247
      @georgecoyte7247 Год назад

      The cobra and the vulture the vulture is a symbol of America

  • @kgspvgsp7569
    @kgspvgsp7569 Год назад

    That voice, ur dying?