Aya

Also known as: Merneferre Ay Dynasty XIII


Reign of Aya
AE Chronology1684–1661
Ryholt1701–1677
Turin Canon23y 8m 14d

 

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne name
Throne name of Aya: Mer nefer Ra
Mer nefer Ra
mri-nfr-rꜤ
The one whom the perfection of Ra has loved
ra-U7:r-nfr
Royal Canon of Turin 8.3
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959), VII:3
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 98-99, 26:T2
Throne name variant
Throne name of Aya: Mer nefer Ra
Mer nefer Ra
mri-nfr-rꜤ
The one whom the perfection of Ra has loved
ra-U7:r-nfr
ASAE, 9, 273
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 98-99, 26:T2
Throne name variant
Throne name of Aya: Mer nefer Ra
Mer nefer Ra
mri-nfr-rꜤ
The one whom the perfection of Ra has loved
ra-mr-nfr
ASAE, 52, pls. 16-17
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 98-99, 26:T1
Birth name
Birth name of Aya: Ay
Ay
iy
Aya
i-A2-i-i
ASAE, 52, pls. 16-17
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 98-99, 26:E

Bibliography


Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 98–99
The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 65–66
Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 44–45
The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 68–69

 

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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.

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