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