Yazi inxenye yefayile ye- Imbali yeli lizwe yinxalenye esisiseko yokukwazi ukuyixabisa ngakumbi imimandla, ukuxabisa iitempile zayo, iimyuziyam kunye nezikhumbuzo. kwaye wazi ukuba yeyiphi imimandla ekufuneka uyazi. Kungenxa yoko le nto sithetha ngokufutshane I-Egypt yahlulwa yaziikumkani ezimbini, ezantsi kunye ne-Upper Egypt.
El Egypt esezantsi eyayibekwe emantla yenziwa ngu Amaphondo angama-20 kwaye ezona zixeko zibalulekileyo yayinguButo naseSais. Yayinopharao wayo, ookumkani bayo babenxibe isithsaba esibomvu esinobude kwaye banqula imfezi.
El Phezulu eYiputa Icandelo layo lenziwe Amaphondo angama-22, izixeko zayo eziphambili yayiyiHieracómpolis neNejeb. NjengoBajo nabo babeneharahara yabo, isithsaba sookumkani babo besimhlophe kwaye isithixokazi sabo silixhalanga. Malunga ne-3100 BC uKumkani oMntu base-Upper Egypt bahlasela i-Egypt esezantsi bemanyanisa bobabini ubukumkani. Amadoda aba ngukumkani wokuqala kwaye wachazwa "njengomdibaniso wamazwe omabini." Imbali yamakhosi ase-Egypt yahlulahlulwa yangamathuba amathathu awaziwayo: uBukumkani obudala, uBukumkani obuPhakathi kunye noBukumkani obutsha.