He united them under one rule. He set up his images in the West. Their booty he brought over as arranged . Preceding the historical or dynastic period are a number of prehistoric cultures that are known in general outline. From Egypt s Making The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000-2000 B.C. , by Michael Rice, copyright 1990.
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Scorpion, Catfish, Fighting Hawk, Serpent are four of the best known . Rice confirms in Ch. It had an important significance to the people of Elam and the Gulf , in the latter case up to a thousand years later, witnessed by the frequent appearance of scorpions in the design of the Gulf seals. Above from Egypt's Making The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000-2000 B.C. , by Michael Rice, copyright 1990. B.C. Sumerian or Elamite carving , it is untypical of Egyptian forms.