Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช!ย Today we are going to look at the cartouches ๐ ๐๐๐ท๐ฆ of Rameses II ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐!
It always felt like my Nonno took pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ช of everything in museums – I definitely learned from the best! Iโm so happy that the two ๐ป of us did take pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ช of everything because all of the pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ช you see on this account were either taken by me, Nonno, or sometimes another family member! Even though the glass in front of the artifacts can cause a glare and make it more difficult to take a picture ๐๐ ฑ๐, Iโm thankful for it now because you can see my Nonnoโs reflection!ย
This is a calcite ๐ฑ (alabaster) vase ๐ ๐๐๐ with the cartouches ๐ ๐๐๐ท๐ฆ of Rameses II on it.ย
We are going to start with the cartouche ๐ ๐๐๐ท on the right! This is the throne name of Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐, which is preceded by the normal royal title!
๐ – Lord
๐ฟ๐ฟ – Two Lands
๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ – Usermaatre setep en Ra
The name ๐๐ โUsermaatre setep en Ra ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐โ translates to โThe Justice of Ra is powerful, Chosen of Ra.โ Letโs look at the name ๐๐ more closely:
๐ณ – Ra
๐ – Powerful
๐ง – Justice (Maat)
๐ณ – Ra
๐๐ – Chosen
Now letโs look at the cartouche ๐ ๐๐๐ท on the right! This is the birth name of Rameses II ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐ which is also preceded by the normal royal title!
๐ – Lord
๐๐ฅ – Appearances
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐ – Ramessu mery Amun
The name ๐๐ โRamessu mery Amun ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐โ translates to โRa has fashioned him, beloved of Amun.โ The name ๐๐ could also be translated as โRa Bore Him.โ Letโs look at the name ๐๐ more closely:
๐ฉ – Amun
๐ – Ra
๐ – Beloved
๐๐ด๐ – Bore Him/Fashioned Him/Born Of
Rameses IIโs birth name cartouche has many variants and can also be written like this: ๐๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐บ๐๐ด๐. Certain symbols can be substituted for each other because ๐๐ ๐ and ๐ฉ both mean Amun ๐ and ๐ณ๐บ both mean Ra.ย