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The royal titulary or royal protocol is the standard naming convention taken by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. It symbolised worldly power and holy might, also acting as a sort of mission statement for the duration of a monarch's reign (although sometimes it even changed during the reign).
- Royal sealer (Ancient Egypt)
History. Early dynastic and Old Kingdom. Middle Kingdom....
- Ancient Egyptian royal titles
The Ancient Egyptian royal titles were a standard way of...
- Royal sealer (Ancient Egypt)
Along with the title Pharaoh for later rulers, there was an Ancient Egyptian royal titulary used by Egyptian kings which remained relatively constant during the course of Ancient Egyptian history, initially featuring a Horus name, a Sedge and Bee ( nswt-bjtj) name and a Two Ladies ( nbtj) name, with the additional Golden Horus, nomen ...
Royal names were enclosed by an elongated ring known as šnw, a Shenu in ancient Egyptian, which offered the name eternal protection. The protection was only available to royalty and applied to both the prenomen and nomen.
Royal Titulary. Previous. Next. List. From the later half of the 5th Dynasty onwards, the full royal titulary consisted of 5 titles or great names. Each title expresses a part of the role of the King in society and shows the divine nature of kingship. Horus Name. The Horus Name of Horus Djet.
The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary by Ronald J. Leprohon, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Toronto, is a comprehensive approach to the subject of ancient Egyptian royal titulary.
