may 12, 2999 BC - going into 1000 and 110 BCE, upper and lower egypt began to split casue To the north was Lower Egypt, where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. ... Ancient Egyptian tradition credited Menes, now believed to be the same as Narmer, as the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
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may 12, 2999 BC
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~ 5028 years ago