entity · person_egyfull_narmer
Narmer
Also known as: Menes association disputed
Late Predynastic/Early Dynastic ruler central to later and modern unification narratives.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
3150 BCE–3050 BCE
Precision: range
highThis is a reign estimate. Birth, death and attested regnal-year data are kept separate and are not silently converted into the same assertion.
- supports · supports ruler and reign context
An absolute chronology for early Egypt using radiocarbon dating and Bayesian statistical modelling — Michael W. Dee, David Wengrow, Andrew Shortland, Alice Stevenson, Fiona Brock, Linus Girdland Flink, Christopher Bronk Ramsey (2013)Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
Locator: Ruler/period discussion
3150 BCE–3050 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: Dee et al. 2013 early-Egypt model
moderateNarmer's placement is constrained only broadly here because sample associations and ruler order do not justify one exact accession year.
- supports · supports chronology model
An absolute chronology for early Egypt using radiocarbon dating and Bayesian statistical modelling — Michael W. Dee, David Wengrow, Andrew Shortland, Alice Stevenson, Fiona Brock, Linus Girdland Flink, Christopher Bronk Ramsey (2013)Supports the model and its uncertainty.
Locator: Model results and early ruler sequence
Research description
Late Predynastic/Early Dynastic ruler central to later and modern unification narratives. Birth and death dates are not inferred here; the attached date assertion represents a modern reign estimate distinct from attested regnal years.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports ruler and reign context
An absolute chronology for early Egypt using radiocarbon dating and Bayesian statistical modelling — Michael W. Dee, David Wengrow, Andrew Shortland, Alice Stevenson, Fiona Brock, Linus Girdland Flink, Christopher Bronk Ramsey (2013)Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
Locator: Ruler/period discussion
Referenced records
- Early dynastic Nile state · entity