Amenemnesut in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

  The Dual King Nefer ka Ra heqa Waset  Son of Ra Amen em nesu mery Amun

Throne name

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

Throne name

Nefer ka Ra, heqa Waset

nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-wꜢst

The perfect one is the (very) ka of Ra, ruler of Thebes

ra-nfr-kA-HqA-R19

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 73, fig. 43
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 178-179, 2:T

Birth names

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

Birth name

Amen em nesu

imn-m-nswt

Amun is king

i-mn:n-m&t-sw

Borchardt, Quellen und Forschungen zur Zeitbestimmung der Ägyptischen Geschichte, II, plate 2
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 178-179, 2:E2

Birth name variant

Amen em nesu, mery Amun

imn-m-nsw mri-imn

Amun is king, beloved of Amun

C12\-C12-N36:m*sw

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 73, fig. 43
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 178-179, 2:E1

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

Bibliography

• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 178–179
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 139