King Narmer.
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Narmer, with strong African phenotype, even in profile we understand
the nose to be broad and fleshy. Narmer and his entourage all appear
to represent a similar phenotype.
Narmer's sandal bearer.
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Oppositional leader from the Papyrus swamps of Lower Egypt.
He is wearing a hairstyle derived from African societies.
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Oppositional leader.
He is wearing a hairstyle derived from African societies.
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Oppositional leader.
He is wearing a hairstyle derived from African societies.
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Oppositional leader.
He is wearing a hairstyle derived from African societies.
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Th.t
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This powerful personage from the first dynasty is seen in procession
with
the King Narmer. "She" appears to be female for several reasons.
1) "Her" long braided hair style.
2) The left hand clutches the right breast.
3) The name is rendered with the bread loaf sign for femine.
4) She resembles another OK female aristocrat Hathor-Nefer-Hotep.
I have encountered some debate on the gender -- you be the judge.
Th.t's garment appears to be a variant of the leapord skin, which is
prominent in African spiritual culture[1].
Left animal handler, with pepper corned Afro.
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Left animal handler, with pepper corned Afro.
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Foreigner
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The lower register of this powerful document recalls the ethnic expulsion
of "Asiatic" foreigners from the swamps of Lower Egypt.
This phenotype was incorporated into the Egyptian language to represent
o represent the Middle Eastern/"Asiatic foreigner"[2].
Notice how this man's long flowing hair is represented in comparision
to the other braided hairstyles.
This rendering is unique, because we see Narmer in the symbollic
form of a vitalized bull trampling the tribal leader, and also destroying
the walls and interior of the town.
