who was the first pharaoh of egypt?

Answer 1

The traditional list of Pharaohs compiled by Manetho in the 3rd C BC lists Menes as the first pharaoh, but recent archaeological evidence suggests that there was a pharaoh called Narmer before him.

Answer 2

Narmer is considered by some to be the first ruler that united the lower and upper egypt and therefore became the first pharaoh of the first dynasty( 31st century BC). However ancient egyption legends mention Menes as the first person to unite Egypt. There are quite few theorie about how these two relate to each other. Many egyptologists hold that these two are the same person.
For more information look up the wikipedia page for Narmer

Answer 3

A Pharaoh is a ruler, usually male, of the Egyptian kingdom in the pre-Christian, pre-Islamic period. Such rulers were believed to be the reincarnation of Horus.

The term pharaoh ultimately derives from a compound word written as pr-`3 also spelt par'o in texts, used only in larger phrases like smr pr-`3 'Courtier of the Great House', with specific reference to the buildings of the court or palace itself. From the Twelfth Dynasty onwards the word appears in a wish formula 'Great House, may it live, prosper and be in health', but only with reference to the buildings of the court rather than the king himself.

However, the earliest certain instance where pr-`3 is used specifically to address the king is in a letter to Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) in the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty (1550-1292 BC) which is addressed to 'Pharaoh, given life, prosperity and health, the Master'.

Pharaohs in the Bible:
The first king mentioned by name is Shishaq (probably Sheshonk I), the founder of the twenty-second dynasty and contemporary of Rehoboam and Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:40; 2 Chronicles 12:2 sqq.). The term Pharaoh is prefixed to his name in the Great Dakhla stela--as in Pharaoh Shoshenq--which dates to Year 5 of his reign.
From the Nineteenth Dynasty onwards pr-`3 on its own was used as regularly as hm.f 'His Majesty'. The term therefore evolved from one specifically referring to a building to a respectful designation for the king, particularly by the Twenty-Second Dynasty and Twenty-Third Dynasty. By this time, the Late Egyptian word is reconstructed to have been pronounced *par-ʕoʔ whence comes Ancient Greek φαραώ pharaō and then Late Latin pharaō. From the latter, English obtained the word "Pharaoh". Over time, *par-ʕoʔ evolved into Sahidic Coptic prro and then rro (by mistaking p- as the definite article prefix "the" from Ancient Egyptian p3).

The Archaic period includes the Early Dynastic Period, when Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt were ruled as separate kingdoms, and the First and Second Dynasties.

Lower Egypt, known as the Black Land, consisted of the northern Nile and the Nile Delta. The following list may not be complete:

Name Comments Dates
Tiu — ?
Thesh — ?
Hsekiu — ?
Wazner — c. 3100 BC?

Upper Egypt, known as the Red Land, consisted of the southern Nile and the deserts. The following list may not be complete (there are many more of uncertain existence):

Name Comments Dates
Serket I Oldest tomb at Umm el-Qa'ab had scorpion insignia c. 3200 BC?
Iry-Hor kingship uncertain c. 3150 BC?
Ka — c. 3100 BC
King Scorpion Potentially pronounced Serqet, but uncertain; possibly the same person as Narmer. c. 3100 BC
Narmer The king who combined Upper and Lower Egypt c. 3100 BC

Answer 4

Bruno The Questionable.

Answer 5

first known pharao was Zekhen of the Late Predynastic Period.

Answer 6

i dont probably know the name but i think the riegh of pharoahs started almost 3200 years BC. if u want to know more u can try on www.jimloy.com,www.ancientegyptonline.com