Qaa in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus Qa'a  The Dual King Qebeh*

Horus name

The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade.

Horus name

Qa'a

ḳꜢi-Ꜥ

Raised arm of Horus

q:a

Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate VIII
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:H

Nebty names

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

Nebty name

Sen nebty

sn-nbti

The one whom the Two Ladies have kissed

T22*D20:n

Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate XII (6)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:N3

Nebty name variant

Sen nebty

sn-nbti

The one whom the Two Ladies have kissed

T22:n

Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate XVII (29)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:N2

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

Qa'a

ḳꜢi-Ꜥ

The Dual king with raised arm of the Two Ladies

q:a

Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plate VIII-IX
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:N1

Throne name variant

Qebeh*

ḳbḥ

He from the north

q-b-H

Abydos Canon no. 8
Mariette, Abydos, I, plate 43 (8)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:1

Throne name variant

Qebehu*

ḳbhw

He from the cool north

q-b-H-w-W15

Saqqara Canon no. 57
Meyer, Ägyptische Chronologie, plate 1 (2)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 40-41, 8:2

Throne name variant

...beh

..bḥ

–

//-b-H

Turin King List 3.19
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) II:19

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): 14–15
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 40–41
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 27
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 299–301