Two main changes mark the beginning of the First Dynasty: the spread of writing and the foundation of Memphis .
The Egyptians , since the New Kingdom , had been recorded on their Monuments the name 'Menes' as their first king . This was known also in the classical sources such as Manetho's and Herodotus's chronicles . But the name 'Menes' was not found on the monuments of earlier periods . That is why we may suppose that 'Menes' was probably another name for the well-known King
Narmer
to whom the famous Schist Palette at the
Cairo
Museum , is attributed .
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