Sewadjtu in hieroglyphs

A pharaoh(?) of the Thirteenth Dynasty, a.k.a. Sankhenre

Precedessor
Ini I

Successor
Ined

Reign of Sewadjtu
Ryholt1675–1672
Franke1654–1651
Redford1698–1695
Turin King List3y 2m

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne + Birth name

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

Throne + Birth name
Sankh en Ra se wadj tu
sꜤnḫ-n-rꜤ swꜢḏtw
The one whom Ra has sustained, was made to flourish
ra-s-anx-n:x:n-s-wAD-t-W

Bibliography

  • Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 46
  • Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 98–99
  • Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 69
  • Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 419–420
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