Nekhen (Greek: Hierakonpolis, Arabic: Kom El-Ahmar) was the religious capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the pre-dynastic era (ca. 3200- 3100 BC.) and probably also during the Early Dynastic Era (ca. 3100 - 2686 BC). It was the center of the cult of the hawk god Horus, which raised in this city one of the most ancient temples in Egypt. Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Map of Upper and Lower Egypt Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms, known as Upper and Lower Egypt. ... (33rd century BC - 32nd century BC - 31st century BC - other centuries) (5th millennium BC - 4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC) Events Ancient Egypt: Earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphs Crete: Rise of Minoan civilization Neolithic settlement built at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands, Scotland New Stone Age people in Ireland build... (32nd century BC – 31st century BC – 30th century BC – other centuries) (5th millennium BC – 4th millennium BC – 3rd millennium BC) Events 3000 BC – Menes unifies Upper and Lower Egypt, and a new capital is erected at Memphis. ... (32nd century BC – 31st century BC – 30th century BC – other centuries) (5th millennium BC – 4th millennium BC – 3rd millennium BC) Events 3000 BC – Menes unifies Upper and Lower Egypt, and a new capital is erected at Memphis. ... (Redirected from 2686 BC) (28th century BC - 27th century BC - 26th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2775 - 2650 BC -- Second Dynasty wars in Egypt Germination of the Bristlecone pine tree Methuselah... Horus is an ancient god of Egyptian mythology, whose cult survived so long that he evolved dramatically over time and gained many names. ...

The ruins of the city were originally excavated in towards the end of the 19th century by the English archeologists James Edward Quibell and F.W. Green. In the "principal deposit" of the Temple of Nekhen, they found important ceremonial artifacts from the period of the beginning of the Pharaonate of Ancient Egypt, such as "Narmer's palette" and the "macehead of King Scorpion". Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Narmer was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled in the 32nd century BC. The successor of Serket, he is considered by some to be the founder of the First dynasty. ... In Egyptian mythology, Serket (she who causes the throat to breathe) was a scorpion-goddess, patron of pharaohs, dead souls and canopic jars. ...

More recently, the city was further excavated by a team of English and Egyptian archeologists, which was coordinated by Michael Hoffmann (until his death in the 1980s), then by professor Barbara Adams of University College, London (until her death in 2001) and by Renee Friedman from then on. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

'Fort'

The 'fort' is a massive mudbrick enclosure, built by king Khasekhemwy of the Second Dynasty. It appears to be similar in structure and purpose as the 'forts' constructed at Abydos. Khasekhemwy (? -2686 BC; sometimes spelled Khasekhemui) was the 5th and final Pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. ... History of Ancient Egypt Second Dynasty The names of the actual rulers of the Second Dynasty are in dispute. ... Abydos was the name of two ancient cities: Abydos, Egypt Abydos, Hellespont The name Abydos was used by the science-fiction film Stargate, and subsequently the television series Stargate SG-1, as the name of a planet. ...

External link

• Interactive Dig: Hierakonpolis (http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/hierakonpolis/index.html)
• Narmer (http://www.crystalinks.com/narmer.html) – site with photographs of "Narmer's palette" and the "macehead of King Scorpion".
• Hierakonpolis Online (http://www.hierakonpolis.org)