Wadjenes in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

  The Dual King Wadjenes*

Nebty name

The “Two Ladies”, the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.

Nebty name

Weneg

wng

–

??

Approximated sign
ASAE , 64, 279-306

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

Wadjenes*

wꜢḏ-n-s

–

wAD-n-s

Abydos Canon no. 12

Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 4:1

Throne name variant

..es

..s

–

//-s

Turin King List 3.23
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) II:23

Throne name variant

Wadjelas*

wꜢḏ-l-s

–

wAD-F20:Z1-F51

Saqqara Canon no. 53

Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 42-43, 4:2

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 20–21
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 42–43
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 28
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 495–496