Sewesekhtawy Sehotepibra in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name

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

Horus name

Sewesekh tawy

swsḫ-tꜢwꞽ

The one who has widened the Two Lands

s-w-s-x:W10-N17:N17

Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo , 36, plate 80a

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

Sehotep ib Ra

sḥtp-ꞽb-rꜤ

The one who has gained the favor of the mind of Ra

ra-s-t-Htp:p-ib

Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo , 36, plate 80 a

Throne name variant

Hotep ib Ra

ḥtp-ꞽb-rꜤ

The one who has gained the favor of the mind of Ra

ra-Htp:t*p-ib

Bilingual cylinder seal, Metropolitan Museum 26.7.21
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 9:T1

Throne name variant

Sehotep ib Ra*

sḥtp-ꞽb-rꜤ

The one who has gained the favor of the mind of Ra

ra-s-Htp:t*p-ib

Turin King List 7.12
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 90-91, 9:T2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) VI:12

Bibliography

• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 88–89
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 63