LIST OF THE CARTOUCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL EGYPTIAN KINGS. The oval written, is called in which a name of a royal person is cartouche. The first oval contains the pre nomen, and the second the name; these are quite distinct suten net, placed before the prenomen, from his titles. means "King of the North and South," and means "Son of the Sun." Other common titles are neb taui, "lord of two lands," Horus, se Ra "the golden "mighty bull," The title Pharaoh finds per aa, "great house." names were very simoften of the prenomen nomen and name a king often had what is termed a "banner" name, which was written in a rectangular enclosure; e.g. :— Heru ka next ur peḥ peḥ, "Horus, mighty bull, great of valour," formed the "banner" name of Amenophis II.; his prenomen; and www aa xeperu Rã was πPA Amen976 hetep neter heq Ånnu, “Amenophis, god, prince of Heliopolis," was his name. Each prenomen and name had a meaning, but many of these are very difficult to translate. * Manetho's grouping of the kings into dynasties is only used here for convenience; the ancient Egyptians had no such division. + Though O Ra is generally placed first in the cartouche, it is generally to be read last. |