Nebnun 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

Semen ka Ra

smn-kꜢ-rꜤ

The one whom the ka of Ra has established

ra-s-mn:n-kA

Castel & Soukiassian, Dépôt de stèles dans le sanctuaire du Nouvel Empire au Gebel Zeit. BIFAO 85, plate LXII
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 8:T1

Throne name variant

Semen ka Ra*

smn-kꜢ-rꜤ

The one whom the ka of Ra has established

ra-s-mn:n-kA-Z1

Turin King List 7.11
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 8:T2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) VI:11

Birth name

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

Birth name

Neb nenu

nb-n-nw

(My) lord is Nun

nb:n:Z2-n:nw*w

Castel & Soukiassian, Dépôt de stèles dans le sanctuaire du Nouvel Empire au Gebel Zeit. BIFAO 85, plate LXII
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 8:E

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