Mekh is mentioned in the
Palermo Stone as a
Predynastic Egypt
Prehistoric Egypt and Predynastic Egypt span the period from the earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period around 3100 BC, starting with the first Pharaoh, Narmer for some Egyptologists, Hor-Aha for others, with th ...
ian king who ruled in
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt ( ar, مصر السفلى '; ) is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur. Historically, ...
. As there is no other evidence of such a ruler, he may be a mythical king preserved through oral tradition, or may even be completely fictitious.
[Wilkinson, Toby A. H. (2000). ''Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt.'' p.85 New York: Columbia University Press). .]
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Pharaohs only mentioned in the Palermo Stone
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
People whose existence is disputed
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