Neferkara Khety III

Also known as: Neferkare Khety I Dynasty IX


Reign of Neferkara Khety III
Not available or unknown

 

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Birth name
Birth name of Neferkara Khety III: Khety Nefer ka Ra
Khety Nefer ka Ra
ḫt[y] nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ
Khety, the perfect one of the ka of Ra
X:t-//-// ra-nfr-kA
Royal Canon of Turin 5.23
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959), IV:23

Bibliography


The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 186–187

 

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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
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Nomen
Personal name
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