Among them, a shrine dedicated to Nekhbet and Uto, the patron goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt respectively, depicted on the Naqada Label. As this label has the oldest known reference to such a shrine, it is possible that it was built by Aha and it may show that if Narmer was the king to have taken control over the whole of Egypt, it was Aha who defined Egypt as the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Sources also show Aha to have visited the shrine of Neith in the Lower Egyptian city of Sais and contain the oldest known representation of the Henu-bark of the Memphite god Sokar.
From his reign also dates the oldest known mastaba tomb in Saqqara, part of the Memphite necropolis. This has led some to the belief that Aha was the founder of the city of Memphis, an action that tradition has credited to the almost legendary king Menes. Although this may mean that Memphis became an important centre of administration during Aha's reign, sources combining the name Ineb-Hedj, one of the names of the city, with Horus Narmer suggest that the city already existed when Aha became king.
According to one year label found in his tomb, Aha engaged in military activities against Nubia, located to the south of Elephantine. Aha's name is also attested in Syria-Palestine, showing a continuation of the trade between Egypt and the Ancient Near East during his reign.
Regardless, considerable historical evidence from the period points to Narmer as the pharaoh who first unified Egypt "see Narmer Palette " and to Hor-Aha as his son and heir. Hor-Aha's queen was most likely "Benerib", whose name was "written alongside his on a number of [historical] pieces, in particular, from tomb B14".
Dictionaries export , created on PHP,. His Nebti name 'Men' appear side by side on ivory labels. Founded a temple to the Goddess Neith at Sais in the Delta. Founder of the capital city at Memphis. He reigned according to Manetho for 62 years.
His tomb at Abydos B is the largest in the north-western section of the cemetery. Thought by many as being identical with king Menes, named in later sources as the founder of Egypt. Vessel inscriptions, labels and sealings from the graves of Hor-Aha and Queen Neithhotep suggest that this queen died during the reign of Aha.
He arranged for her burial in a magnificent mastaba. The selection of the cemetery of Naqada as the resting place of Neithhotep is a strong indication that she came from this province. This, in turn, supports the view that Narmer married a member of the ancient royal line of Naqada to strengthen the domination of the Thinite kings over the region. Most importantly, the oldest mastaba at the North Saqqara necropolis of Memphis dates to his reign.
The mastaba belongs to an elite member of the administration who may have been a relative of Hor-Aha, as was customary at the time. This is a strong indication of the growing importance of Memphis during Aha's reign. Few artifacts remain of Hor-Aha's reign. However, the finely executed copper-axe heads, faience vessel fragments, ivory box and inscribed white marbles all testify to the flourishing of craftsmanship during Aha's time in power.
Aha was also most known for promoting the artisans and craftsmen of these products. Inscription on an ivory tablet from Abydos suggests that Hor-Aha led an expedition against the Nubians. On a year tablet, a year is explicitly called 'Year of smiting of Ta-Sety' i.
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