The seventh pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty, a.k.a. Senakhtenre Tao in older texts
For a long time there were no contemporary attestations of this pharaoh, so it was proposed that his birth name was Tao, like his son, as two pharaohs with that name are mentioned in the Abbott papyrus. This was disproved in 2012 when his Horus and birth names were discovered at Karnak.
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus Mery Maat The Dual King Senakht en Ra Son of Ra Iah mesu
Horus name
The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade.
Horus name
Mery Maat
mri-mꜢꜤt
The one who is beloved of Maat
mr-i-i-mAat-t:Z1
Biston-Moulin, Le roi Senakht-en-Re Ahmes de la XVIIe dynastie, ENIM 5 (2012): Fig. 2
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
Senakht en Ra
snḫt.n-rꜤ
The one whom Ra has made victorious
ra-z:xt:x*t-D40:n
Karnak Canon no. 26
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 128-129, 13:T2
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 128-129, 13:T2
Throne name variant
Senakht en Ra
snḫt.n-rꜤ
The one whom Ra has made victorious
ra-z:n:xt-x:t-D40:n
Biston-Moulin, Le roi Senakht-en-Re Ahmes de la XVIIe dynastie, ENIM 5 (2012): Fig. 2
Marseille offering table, No. 3
Marseille offering table, No. 3
Throne name variant
Senakht en Ra
snḫt.n-rꜤ
The one whom Ra has made victorious
ra-s-n:M3:x*t:n-A30
Biston-Moulin, Le roi Senakht-en-Re Ahmes de la XVIIe dynastie, ENIM 5 (2012): Fig. 1 (2)
Birth name
Personal name given at birth. Also known as the Nomen.
Birth name
Iah mesu
iꜤḥ-msi
Ahmose (Iah is born)
N12-ms-s
Biston-Moulin, Le roi Senakht-en-Re Ahmes de la XVIIe dynastie, ENIM 5 (2012): Fig. 2
Bibliography
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 168–169
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 128–129
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 91
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 380–381
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