The Fivefold Titulary of an Egyptian Pharaoh is the standard naming convention taken by the kings of Ancient Egypt. It symbolises both the worldly power, holy might and also act as a sort of mission statement for the reign of a monarch (sometimes it even changed during the reign). Pharaoh (פַּרְעֹה, Standard Hebrew Parʿo, Tiberian Hebrew Parʿōh) is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. ... Strategic planning is a way to identify and move toward desired future states. ...

The full fivefold titulary did not come into standard usage until the Middle Kingdom. The Middle Kingdom is: a old name for China a period in the History of Ancient Egypt, the Middle Kingdom of Egypt This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Serekh containing the name of Narmer

Front and Back Sides of the Narmer Palette Narmer was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled in the 32nd century BC. The successor of Serket, he is considered by some to be the founder of the First dynasty. ...

Horus Name

This name was usually written in a Serekh, a representation of a palace façade. The name of the pharaoh was written in hieroglyphics inside this representation of a palace. Typically an image of the falcon God Horus, the patron deity of the monarchy, was perched on top or beside it. This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Hieroglyphs are a system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians, using a combination of logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic elements. ... Horus is an ancient god of Egyptian mythology, whose cult survived so long that he evolved dramatically over time and gained many names. ...

This is the oldest form of the pharaoh’s name, originating in the Old Kingdom. Many of the oldest-known Egyptian pharaohs were known only by this title. The Old Kingdom is the name commonly given to that period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization complexity and achievement - this was the first of three so-called Kingdom periods which mark the high points of civilisation in the Nile Valley (the...

At least one Egyptian ruler, the Second Dynasty Seth-Peribsen, used an image of the jackal-God Seth instead of Horus, perhaps signifying an internal religious division within the country. He was succeeded by Khasekhemwy, who placed the symbols of both Seth and Horus above his name. Thereafter, the image of Horus always appeared alongside the name of the pharaoh. History of Ancient Egypt Second Dynasty The names of the actual rulers of the Second Dynasty are in dispute. ... Seth-Peribsen was a pharaoh during the Second dynasty of Egypt who ruled for seventeen years. ... Species Canis aureus Canis adustus Canis mesomelas Canis simensis A jackal is any of four small to medium-sized members of the family Canidae, found in Africa and Asia. ... Seth or Shet (שֵׁת Placed; appointed, Standard Hebrew Šet, Tiberian Hebrew Šēṯ, Arabic ÔíË), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name, and brother of Cain and Abel. ... Khasekhemwy (? -2686 BC; sometimes spelled Khasekhemui) was the 5th and final Pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. ...

By the time of the New Kingdom the Horus name was often written without the enclosing palace façade. The New Kingdom is the period in Egyptian history between the 16th century BCE and the 11th century BCE, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. ...

(Nebty Name) He of the Two Ladies

The nebty was associated with the goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt:

• Nekhbet, patron deity of Upper Egypt, represented by a vulture, and
• Wadjet, patron deity of Lower Egypt, represented by a cobra.

The name is first definitively used by the First Dynasty pharaoh Semerkhet, though it only became a fully independent title by the Twelfth Dynasty. In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (of Nekheb) was an early, predynastic, local vulture-goddess, patron of the city of Nekheb. ... A Nubian Vulture Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals. ... In Egyptian mythology, Buto (papyrus colored--referring to the color of the cobra) was a snake (especially cobra) goddess and patron of the oracle in the city of the same name. ... Cobra or cobra or COBRA may refer to: A cobra, a venomous snake. ... The First and second Dynasties of Ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. ... The chronology of the Twelfth dynasty is the most stable of any period before the New Kingdom. ...

Horus of Gold

Also known as the Golden Horus Name, this form of the pharaoh's name typically featured the image of a Horus falcon perched above or beside the hieroglyph for gold.

The meaning of this particular title has been disputed. One belief is that it represents the triumph of Horus over his brother Seth, as the symbol for gold can be taken to mean that Horus was "superior to his foes". Gold was also strongly associated in the ancient Egyptian mind with eternity, so this may have been intended to convey the pharaoh's eternal Horus name. Horus is an ancient god of Egyptian mythology, whose cult survived so long that he evolved dramatically over time and gained many names. ... Seth or Shet (שֵׁת Placed; appointed, Standard Hebrew Šet, Tiberian Hebrew Šēṯ, Arabic ÔíË), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name, and brother of Cain and Abel. ...

Praenomen of the Cartouche of Senusret I preceded by Bee and (Partial) Sedge symbols

Cartouche of the Pharaoh Khufu A cartouche, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is an oblong enclosure with a vertical line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. ... nomen or birth name Senusret I was a pharaoh of Egypt. ...

(Praenomen) He of the Sedge and the Bee

The pharaoh's throne name, the first of the two names written inside a cartouche, and usually accompanied by one of two phrases: either n-sw-bity, "He of the Sedge and the Bee"; or neb tawy, "Lord of the Two Lands", referring to valley and delta regions of Egypt. This form of the name usually incorporated the name of the sun God, Re. Cartouche of the Pharaoh Khufu A cartouche, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is an oblong enclosure with a vertical line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. ... Re has several meanings: a legal abbreviation meaning In reference to: or In regard to:, abbreviated from the Latin Res. ...

This form of the name first came to prominence at the end of the Third Dynasty, and later would become the most important official title of the pharaoh. History of Egypt Third Dynasty While Manetho names one Necherophes, and the Turin King List names Nebka, as the first pharaoh of the Third dynasty of Egypt, some contemporary Egyptologists believe Djoser was the first king of this dynasty, pointing out that the order in which some predecessors of Khufu...

(Nomen) Son of Ra

This was the name given to the crown prince at birth. It was represented by the image of a duck, which was a homonym for the son, adjacent to an image of the sun, representing the father, the sun god Ra. It was first introduced to the set of royal titles by the Fourth Dynasty. Along with the Praenomen, this form of the name was written within a cartouche. Homonyms (in Greek homoios = identical and onoma = name) are words that have the same phonetic or orthographic form but unrelated meaning. ... The Eye of Ra, also called the Eye of Horus This article is about the Egyptian god. ... The Fourth dynasty of Egypt was the second of the four dynasties considered forming the Old Kingdom. ... Cartouche of the Pharaoh Khufu A cartouche, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is an oblong enclosure with a vertical line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. ...

Modern historians typically refer to the ancient kings of Egypt by this name, adding ordinals (e.g. "II", "III") to distinguish between different individuals having the same name.

Fivefold Titulary Example

As an example, the full titulary of Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose I, providing a guide to pronunciation and its equivalent meaning, is as follows The Eighteenth Dynasty was founded by Ahmose, the brother of Kamose, the last ruler of the Seventeenth Dynasty. ... nomen or birth name Aakheperkare Thutmose I ( ? – 1492 BC; sometimes spelled Thutmosis) was the 3rd Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. ...

• Horus Name: Kanakht Merymaat (Horus Mighty Bull, Beloved of Truth)
• Nebty Name: Khamnesretnebetaapehti (He of the Two Ladies, Risen with the fiery serpent, Great of Strength)
• Horus of Gold: Neferrenputseankhibu (Horus of Gold, Perfect of Years, He who makes hearts live)
• Praenomen: Aakheperkare (He of the Sedge and the Bee Aakheperkara)
• Nomen: Thutmose (Son of Ra, Thutmose, living forever and eternity)

References

• Dodson, Aidan. Hilton, Dyan. 2004. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson
• Quirke, Stephen, 1996. Who were the Pharoahs?, British Museum Press
• Gardiner, A. 1957. Egyptian Grammar. Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs. 3rd Ed., Oxford University Press

External links

• The Gold name
• The Horus name
• The Royal Titulary
• The Two Ladies
• Thutmose I