“Son of Ra”

𓅭𓇳 – Let’s learn some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

𓅭𓇳 simply means “Son of Ra.” Let’s break down the phrase:
𓅭 – Son
𓇳 – Ra

𓅭𓇳 is a very common title and you will see it in any museum you go to! A title is a phrase that is seen before 𓐍𓂋 the cartouche 𓍶 of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 and can be viewed as an “introduction” so that way the reader knows that the name 𓂋𓈖 of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 is about to show up!

Now, the name 𓂋𓈖 of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 is no mystery because it always appears in a cartouche 𓍶 but the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 wanted to make sure their names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 were known/preserved for all eternity 𓎛𓇳𓎛!

The phrase “Son of Ra 𓅭𓇳“ also implies that the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 is the child of a god 𓊹, which would give them the divine right to rule. A pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 was considered to be a god 𓊹 on Earth 𓇾𓇾!

This beautiful 𓄤 inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥 is from the King’s List Relief that is located in the British Museum!