Khasekhemwy
ḏꜢ-ḏꜢ-y
- Reign
- 2610 BC–2593 BC
- Dynasty
- Second Dynasty
- Period
- Early Dynasticc. 3000 BC – 2686 BC
- Also known as
- Khasekhemui
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
3 of 5 documented
Horus Name
2 sources
- Quibell, Hierakonpolis, I, plate XXXVIII
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 44-45, 9:H1
2 variants
Horus Name variant A
ḫꜤ-sḫm-wi͗
The powerful ones have appeared
Horus Name variant B
ḫꜤ-sḫm-wi͗-ḥtp-nṯwi͗-i͗mf
The two powerful ones have appeared, the two lords being satisfied with him
Prenomen (Throne Name)
2 sources
- Abydos Canon no. 14
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 44-45, 9:1
2 variants
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A
bbty
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B
bbty
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
2 sources
- Petrie, Royal Tombs, II, plate XXIII (201)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 44-45, 9:N1
1 variant
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A
ḫꜤ-sḫm-wi͗-nbw-ḫt-sn
The two powerful ones have appeared, the golden one of their bodies
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