Sheshi in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne name

Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the Prenomen.

Throne name

Maa ib Ra

mꜢꜤ-ib-rꜤ

The righteous one is the heart of Ra

ra-U4-a:ib

Petrie, Scarabs and cylinders (1917), pl. 21, B
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 116-117, f:T

Birth name

Personal name given at birth. Also known as the Nomen.

Birth name

Sheshi

šši

–

N37:N37-i

Petrie, Scarabs and cylinders, (1917), pl. 22 C
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 116-117, f:E

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 206–207
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 116–117
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 75
• Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 428–429