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LIST OF THE CARTOUCHES

OF THE PRINCIPAL

EGYPTIAN KINGS.

The oval 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. suten net, placed before the prenomen,

means King of the North and South," and means Son of the Sun." Other common titles are

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se Ra

"the golden "mighty bull," finds

The title Pharaoh

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.:

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Heru ka next ur peḥ peḥ, Horus, mighty bull, great of valour," formed the "banner" name of

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hetep neter heq Annu, "Amenophis, god, prince of

Heliopolis," was his name. Each prenomen and

name had a meaning, but many of these are very difficult

to translate.

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* Manetho's grouping of the kings into dynasties is only used here for con

venience; the ancient Egyptians had no such division.

+ Though O Rā is generally placed first in the cartouche, it is generally to be read last.

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DYNASTIES VII. AND VIII., FROM MEMPHIS; DYNASTIES IX. AND X., FROM HERACLEOPOLIS, B.C. 3100.

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