Merkara 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

Mer ka Ra

mr-kꜢ-rꜤ

The beloved one of the ka of Ra

ra-U7:.-kA-Z1

Turin King List 8.18
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 100-101, 47:T
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) VII:23

Bibliography

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• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 70
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 213