Aha

Also known as: Hor-Aha Dynasty I

King Aha is well attested in the archaeological records, but only by his Horus name. As throne names were not yet invented, the consensus is that the names of the early kings in the Abydos king list Teti, and the Turin papyrus' Ity, are instead nebty names. In the king lists of the New Kingdom, the nebty names were placed into cartouches as the scribes were unable to recognize or locate the corresponding names from the ancient sources.

Reign of Aha
AE Chronologyc. 2870
von Beckerath3007–2925
Malek2792–2939
Grimal3125–3100
Manetho (Africanus)57 years
Manetho (Eusebius)27 years

 

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name
Horus name of Aha: Aha
Aha
ꜤḥꜢ
Horus the fighter
D34
Petrie, Royal Tombs, I, plates III, X, XI
British Museum EA 38010
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 38-39, 1:H
Throne name
Throne name of Aha: Teti*
Teti*
tti
of true greatness
t-t-i
Abydos king list 2
Mariette, Abydos, I, plate 43 (2)
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 38-39, 2:E1
Throne name variant
Throne name of Aha: Ity*
Ity*
ity
i-t:y
Royal Canon of Turin 3.12
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959), II:12
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 38-39, 2:E2

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

AuthorGreekTransliterationTranscriptionReign
Africanus i, 2 Aθωθις Athothis Athothis 57 years
Eusebius i, 2 Aθωθις Athothis Athothis 27 years
Eratosthenes 2 Aθωθης Athothes Athothis 59 years

Bibliography


Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 38–39
The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 7–8
Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 3–4; 29–30
The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 25

 

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The Royal titulary

The full titulary was announced at the coronation, when a pharaoh officially became king.

Horus
Horus name
The oldest form of a pharaoh's name, often enclosed in a serekh, a sort of "heraldic crest" representing a palace facade.

Nebty
Nebty name
The "Two Ladies", the heraldic goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.

Golden Horus
Golden Horus name
Gold was strongly associated with eternity, but the meaning of this title is disputed.

Prenomen
Throne name
(prenomen) Announced at the coronation, and written in a cartouche.

Nomen
Personal name
(nomen) The name given at birth, also written in a cartouche.

Kinglists
Ancient historians

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