Sewadjkara 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

Sewadj ka Ra*

swꜢḏ-kꜢ-rꜤ

The one whom the ka of Ra has made flourish

ra-s-wAD-kA-1

Turin King List 7.13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 10:T
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) VI:13

Bibliography

• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 90–91
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 63–64
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 417