Merikara

Also known as: Merykare Dynasty X


Reign of Merikara
c. 2075–2040

 

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne name
Throne name of Merikara: Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mri-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
N5:U7-M17-M17-D28
Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, XIII, 430
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 74-75, f:T1
Throne name variant
Throne name of Merikara: Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mri-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
N5-D28-U6-M17-M17
Griffith, The inscriptions of Siut and Der Rifeh. plate 13
, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (), II, 150g
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 74-75, f:T2
Throne name variant
Throne name of Merikara: Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mri-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
N5-U6-D28
Coffin of Teti-sa-Sobek ( Berlin ÄM 7796)
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 74-75, f:T3
Throne name variant
Throne name of Merikara: Mery ka Ra
Mery ka Ra
mri-kꜢ-rꜤ
The beloved one of the ka of Ra
N5-U7:D21-M17-M17-Z7-A2-D28-Z1
Papyrus Petersburg 1116 A verso
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 74-75, f:T4

Bibliography


The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 219–220

 

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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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