The Horus name of Nebra can also be read as Raneb, but the preferred reading is Nebra, as this implies that the king rules over the sun as a celestial body. Reading it as Raneb assumes that Ra was already worshipped as a god, which does not seem to have happened until the third dynasty.
The New Kingdom throne name is of Nebra is Kakau, whose origin is a mystery.
| Precedessor Successor | |
|---|---|
| Reign of Nebra | |
| AE Chronology | c. 2700 |
| v. Beckerath | 2800–2785 |
| Redford | 2820–2790 |
| Turin King List | 95 (years?) |
| Manetho (Africanus) | 39 years |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus Neb Ra The Dual King Kakau*
Horus names
The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade.
Winkler, Rock-drawings of Southern Upper Egypt, I, plate 11 (4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:H2
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:H1
Throne names
Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the Prenomen.
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:1
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:1
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) II:21
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 2:E
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
| Author | Greek | Transcription | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanus ii, 2 | Καιεχως | Kaiechos | 39 years |
| Eusebius ii, 2 | Χωος | Choos | |
| Eratosthenes 7 | Στοιχος | Stoechus | 6 |
Bibliography
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 38
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 42–43
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 28
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 246–247
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