Sneferka in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus Snefer ka  Son of Ra Nefer ka Ra*

Horus name

The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade.

Horus name

Snefer ka

s-nfr-kꜢ

–

s-nfr-kA

Lacau & Lauer, La Pyramide à Degrés, IV, plate 17 (86)
Ryholt, Journal of Egyptian History, 1, 159-173
Roth, Egyptian phyles in the Old Kingdom, SAOC 48, p. 222 E:1
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 46-47, b:H1

Birth names

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

Birth name

Nefer ka Ra*

nfr-kꜢ-rꜤ

–

ra-nfr-kA

Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 44-45, 6:E1

Birth name variant

Nefer ka*

nfr-kꜢ

–

nfr-kA-Z1

Turin King List 3.25
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 44-45, 6:E2
Gardiner, The Royal Canon of Turin (1959) II:25

Bibliography

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• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 44–45
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 30
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