mn-k3w-ḥr

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mn-k3w-ḥr is the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic name of the 5th Dynasty pharaoh Menkauhor Kaiu, whose throne name means “Eternal are the souls of Horus.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal name
throne name
associatedDeity Horus NERFINISHED
bearsTitle pharaoh of Egypt
belongsToDynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition Old Kingdom period NERFINISHED
component k3w (souls, kas)
mn (enduring, eternal)
ḥr (Horus) NERFINISHED
culturalContext ancient Egyptian royal titulary
denotesConcept eternity of the royal Horus-soul
language Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED
meaning Eternal are the souls of Horus
nameBearerRole king of Upper and Lower Egypt
refersTo Menkauhor Kaiu NERFINISHED
regionOfUse ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
royalNameType throne name (prenomen)
scriptType consonantal writing system
semanticField royalty and kingship
timeOfUse 3rd millennium BCE
transliteratesNameOf Menkauhor Kaiu NERFINISHED
usedByRuler Menkauhor Kaiu NERFINISHED
usedIn royal cartouche of Menkauhor Kaiu
writingSystemFamily Afro-Asiatic abjad-like system
writtenIn Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Menkauhor Kaiu nameInHieroglyphs mn-k3w-ḥr