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TheNarmer Palette, also known as theGreat Hierakonpolis Paletteor thePalette of Narmer, is a significantEgyptianarchaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category ofcosmetic palettes. It contains some of the earliesthieroglyphicinscriptions ever found. The tablet is thought by some to depict the unification ofUpperandLower Egyptunder the kingNarmer. Along with theScorpion Maceheadand theNarmer Maceheads, also found together in the main deposit atNekhen, the Narmer Palette provides one of the earliest known depictions of an Egyptian king. On one side, the king is depicted with the bulbedWhite Crownof Upper (southern) Egypt, and the other side depicts the king wearing the levelRed Crownof Lower (northern) Egypt, which also makes it the earliest known example of a king wearing both types of headdress.[1]The Palette shows many of the classic conventions ofAncient Egyptian art, which must already have been formalized by the time of the Palette's creation.[2]The EgyptologistBob Brierhas referred to the Narmer Palette as "the first historical document in the world".[3]

The Palette, which has survived five millennia in almost perfect condition, was discovered byBritisharcheologistsJames E. QuibellandFrederick W. Green, in what they called the Main Deposit in theTemple of HorusatNekhen, during the dig season of 1897–98.[4][5][6]Also found at this dig were the Narmer Macehead and the Scorpion Macehead.[7]The exact place and circumstances of these finds were not recorded very clearly by Quibell and Green. In fact, Green's report placed the Palette in a different layer one or two yards away from the deposit, which is considered to be more accurate on the basis of the original excavation notes.[8]It has been suggested that these objects were royal donations made to the temple.[9]Nekhen, or Hierakonpolis, was one of four power centers inUpper Egyptthat preceded the consolidation of Upper Egypt at the end of the Naqada III period.[10]Hierakonpolis's religious importance continued long after its political role had declined.[11]Paletteswere typically used for grinding cosmetics, but this palette is too large and heavy (and elaborate) to have been created for personal use and was probably a ritual or votive object, specifically made for donation to, or use in, a temple. One theory is that it was used to grind cosmetics to adorn the statues of the deities.[12]

The Narmer Palette is part of the permanent collection of theEgyptian MuseuminCairo.[13]It is one of the initial exhibits which visitors have been able to see when entering the museum.[13]It has theJournal d'Entréenumber JE32169 and theCatalogue Généralnumber CG14716.