Imyremeshaw in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

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

Semenkh ka Ra

smnḫ-kꜢ-rꜤ

The one whom the ka of Ra has made potent

ra-s-mn:n-x:mnx-kA

Petrie, Tanis, I, 8–9, pl. III (17 B)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 94-95, 18:T1

Birth name

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

Birth name

Imy-er mesha

imy-r mšꜤ

The General

m:r-A12:Z2

Petrie, Tanis, I, 8–9, pl. III (17 B)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 94-95, 18:E1

Throne + Birth name

Combination of Throne- and Birth-name cartouches
probably only used for a special occasion.

Throne + Birth name

[Semenkh] ka Ra, imy-er mesha*

[smnḫ]-kꜢ-rꜤ imy-r mšꜤ

Semenkhkara, the general

ra-[[-s-mn:n-x:mnx-]]-kA-Z1-G7

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 17–18
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 94–95
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 66
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 134–135