Sobekhotep VII 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

Mer kau Ra

mri-kꜢw-rꜤ

Beloved of the kas of Ra

ra-U7-kA:Z2

Karnak Canon no. 42
Lepsius, "Über die zwölfte Aegyptische Königsdynastie", APAW, 1852, 425, plate 1
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 98-99, 32:T2

Throne name variant

Mer kau Ra

mri-kꜢw-rꜤ

Beloved of the kas of Ra

ra:U7-kA*kA:kA

Statue in the Louvre A 121 (E 7824) JE 43599
Mariette, Karnak, I, plate 8 (L)
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography , II², 109
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 98-99, 32:T1

Birth name

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

Birth name

Sobek hotep

sbk-ḥtp

Sobek is satisfied

sbk-Htp:t*p

Statue in the Louvre A 121 (E 7824) JE 43599
Mariette, Karnak, I, plate 8 (L)
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography , II², 109
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 98-99, 32:E

Throne + Birth name

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

Throne + Birth name

Mer kau Ra sobek hotep

mr-kꜢw-[rꜤ] sbk-[ḥtp]

Beloved of the kas of (Ra,) Sobekhotep

ra-U7:r-kA-Z1-I3

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 49
• 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: 70
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 453–454