Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
Today ππππ³ we are going to be looking at the Horus Name for the pharaoh ππ» Rameses II! The Throne Name (π³ππ§π³ππ) and the Birth Name (ππ πππ³πΊππ΄π) usually appear more in inscriptions πππ₯ so letβs take a closer look at the Horus Name!
The Horus Name is the oldest way that a pharaohβs ππ» name ππ was written/identified and is one of five πΎ ways to write the name ππ of a pharaoh ππ».
The Horus Name consists of three elements: the palace facade π, Horus the Falcon π standing on top of the palace π, and the name ππ of the pharaoh ππ» within the palace π. The palace π hieroglyph πΉπ is pronounced like βserekhβ and some Egyptologists are now referring to the Horus Name as the Serekh Name. This was basically the early version of the cartouche π πππ·!
Rameses II ππ πππ³πΊππ΄π had a lot of different variations of his Horus Name, so letβs take a look at the two π» that are pictured!Β
π‘πππΊ – βStrong Bull, Beloved of Raβ
π‘ππ§πΊ – βStrong Bull, Beloved of Maatβ
βStrong Bull π‘πβ was a very popular way to start off the Horus Name for male pharaohs ππ»π¦ because bulls πππ were a symbol of strength π and fertility, both of which are qualities that pharaohs ππ»π¦ wanted to have!
Letβs break down the inscription ππ ±π even further:
π‘ – Strong
π – Bull
π§/π – Maat/Ra
πΊ – Beloved
Both variants of Rameses IIβs Horus Name contain the shortened variants of certain words!
π§ – Maat (ππ΄π£ππ§)
π – Ra (π³πΊπ)
πΊ – Beloved (π»ππ)
Variants can be tricky for those starting to learn hieroglyphs πΉππͺ, but with practice they become much easier – especially the shortened version of the words!
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