Mentuhotepi in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne names

Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the Prenomen.

Throne name

Sankh en Ra

sꜤnḫ.n-rꜤ

–

ra-s-anx-n

Gauthier, Deux sphinx du Moyen Empire originaires d’Edfou, ASAE 31(1931): 2
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 126-127, 5:T1

Throne name variant

Sankh en Ra

s-Ꜥnḫ-n-rꜤ

–

ra-s-anx-n

Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions , II, 842:12
Turin King List 11.4
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 126-127, 5:T2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) XI:4

Birth names

Personal name given at birth. Also known as the Nomen.

Birth name

Mentuhotepi

mnṯw-ḥtp-i

–

mn:n:T-w-i-Htp:p*t

Gauthier, Deux sphinx du Moyen Empire originaires d’Edfou, ASAE 31(1931): 2
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 126-127, 5:E1

Birth name variant

Mentuhotepi

mnṯw-ḥtp-i

–

mn:n:T-w-Htp:i

Vernus, La stèle du pharaon Mntw-htpi à Karnak, Revue d'Egyptologie 40 (1989): 147
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 126-127, 5:E2

Bibliography

• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 126–127
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 84
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 233–234