LIST OF THE

CARTOUCHES

OF THE PRINCIPAL

EGYPTIAN KINGS.

1

means

se Rü

The oval o in which a name of a royal person is written, is called cartouche. The first oval contains the prenomen, and the second the name; these are quite distinct from his titles. 242 suten net, placed before the prenomen,

" means “Son of the Sun.” Other common titles are neb taui, “lord of two lands," A Horus,

Horus, “the golden Horus," “lord of diadems," "mighty bull," 98“ beautiful god," etc., etc. The title Pharaoh nung finds its origin in 5 oras, or per ãa, "great house." In the early dynasties kings' names were very simple in form, and consisted

often of the prenomen only. In addition to the pre

and
king often had what is termed a “banner" name, which
was written in a rectangular enclosure ; e.g.:-

Heru ka next ur peḥ peh, “Horus, mighty bull,
great of valour," formed the

“ banner" name of
Amenophis II. ;

nomen

name

а