Senebmiu 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

Sewah en Ra

swꜢḥ.n-rꜤ

–

ra-s-wAH-Y1:n

Karnak Canon no. 49
Naville, XIth dynasty temple at Deir el-Bahari, II, plate X (c)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 100-101, 41:T

Birth name

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

Birth name

Seneb miu

snb-mi-iw

–

s-n:b-mi-D54-w

Naville, XIth dynasty temple at Deir el-Bahari, II, plate X (c)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 100-101, 41:E

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