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Ivory has had a successful run at Warner Records UK, including multiple No.1 album campaigns and the first ever chart-eligible NFT LP from Muse. This object is also illustrated in a number of general works including C. Aldred, 'Egypt to the end of the Old Kingdom' (London, 1965), 64, fig. 55; Parlophone was acquired by Warner Music in 2012 as part of a European Commission requirement for UMG's deal to take control of EMI. Parlophone will maintain independent A&R and marketing functions but will now draw on a centralised team of experts and adopt a shared service approach to the other key functions.
With Parlophone and Warner Records UK coming together and drawing on the expertise of our new centralised coalition, we will harness our collective firepowerTony Harlow said: "This is an exciting new phase for WMUK. Isabel’s appointment signals our constant evolution, bringing her widely admired creativity, innovation and technological entrepreneurship to the service of our artists and their visions. Jen has been with us for over 14 years and has grown into one of the most exceptional and influential voices at WMUK and one of our best marketeers. She supervised four No.1 albums last year alone. Under her leadership, Parlophone’s employees will be dedicated to signing and developing the next generation of outstanding talent." The figure holding a mace on this hippopotamus ivory label is King Den. He was a member of the first dynasty of rulers that united Egypt into a single state. This label was attached to one of Den's sandals and placed in his tomb when he died. In front of Den a much smaller enemy cowers. Hieroglyphs on the label celebrate, 'the first occasion of smiting the east'. They refer to King Den's military conquests in Sinai, eastern Egypt. See also P. Kaplony, 'Die Inschriften der Ägyptischen Frühzeit II (Wiesbaden, 1964), 983, n. 1551 - Dwn ỉ and vol. I, 284; B. Porter & R. Moss, 'Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings' V (Oxford: Clarendon Press), 84.
IvoryLabelOfDen-BritishMuseum-August19-08" by CaptMondo - Oma teos (photo). Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons. G. Dreyer 'et al.', 'Umm el-Qaab: Nachuntersuchungen im frühzeitlichen Königsfriedhof 9./10. Vorbericht', 'Mitteilungen der Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo' 54 (Wiesbaden, 1998), 163 (e), pl. 12e. However this may be, the desert plain behind the city of Memphis, Saqqara, was put into use as a necropolis for the elite members of society as well as royalty. Impressive Early Dynastic tombs have been unearthed here and there seems to have been a trend to build ever bigger and wealthier tombs. King Ninetjer, dressed for the Sed festivalWarner Music UK’s series of strategic changes are also designed to allow the company to evolve into the future, including two senior appointments as well as a collaboration of label resources between Warner Records and Parlophone. That will see an expanded role for Warner Records UK president Joe Kentish. The Early Dynastic Period covers the two first dynasties after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. It follows the Predynastic Period. Several developments continued, such as the formalization of an art style that would more or less maintain its static nature throughout the entire course of ancient Egyptian history. From Abydos to Memphis