Merikara in hieroglyphs

The second pharaoh of the Tenth Dynasty, a.k.a. Merykare

Precedessor
Nebkaura Khety IV

Successor
Sekhemkara I
Reign of Merikara

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne names

Prenomen or 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
Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mrꞽ-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, XIII, 430
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 74-75, f:T1
Throne name variant
Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mrꞽ-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
Griffith, The inscriptions of Siut and Der Rifeh. plate 13
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 150g
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 74-75, f:T2
Throne name variant
Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mrꞽ-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
Coffin of Teti-sa-Sobek ( Berlin ÄM 7796)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 74-75, f:T3
Throne name variant
Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mrꞽ-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
Papyrus Petersburg 1116 A verso
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 74-75, f:T4

Bibliography

  • Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 219–220
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