The Palette of Narmer is a slab used during the time in which pharaohs ruled in Egypt, specifically in early times when the first pharaoh, King Narmer, ruled. There was a time that Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, and the Palette of Narmer can potentially represent the divided country becoming one. This unification can be recognized on the back side of the Palette of Narmer when considering the crossing of the cat’s necks. Connections between the pharaohs and the gods are shown on the front by the bird in the upper-right. The book states that this hieroglyphic of the bird “is Horus, the falcon god of the sky”. Pharaohs were held to high importance, so the size of Narmer represents the great power and importance that he held.
