pharaoh
Sign in to saveThe Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration. The earliest confirmed instance of the title used contemporaneously for a ruler is a letter to Akhenaten (reigned –1336 BCE), possibly preceded by an inscription referring to Thutmose III (–1425 BCE). Although the title only came into use in the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, scholars today use it for all the rulers of Egypt from the F
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A pharaoh was the monarch who ruled ancient Egypt, a title that became standard from the Eighteenth Dynasty onward, though scholars now use it to refer to all of Egypt's earlier kings as well. The title matters because it represents the supreme authority that governed one of history's most influential ancient civilizations for thousands of years.
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- Pharaoh
- Former monarchy.realm
- Egypt
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- Double crown.svg
- Former monarchy.coatofarmssize
- 130px
- Former monarchy.coatofarmscaption
- The Pschent combined the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt
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- Pharaoh.svg
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- A typical depiction of a pharaoh as a king wearing the nemes headdress, a false beard, and an ornate shendyt (kilt)(after Djoser of the Third Dynasty)
- Former monarchy.style
- Five-name titulary
- Former monarchy.residence
- Varies by era
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- Hereditary
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31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Functions
- Regalia
- Scepters and staves
- The Uraeus
- Crowns and headdresses
- Deshret
- Hedjet
- Pschent
- Khat
- Nemes
- Atef
- Hemhem
- Khepresh
- Physical evidence
- Titles
- Horus name
- Nesu Bity name
- Nebty name
- Golden Horus
- Nomen and prenomen
- Divinity
- Ancient Egypt
- Classical Greece
- Rabbinic literature
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration. The earliest confirmed instance of the title used contemporaneously for a ruler is a letter to Akhenaten (reigned –1336 BCE), possibly preceded by an inscription referring to Thutmose III (–1425 BCE). Although the title only came into use in the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, scholars today use it for all the rulers of Egypt from the First Dynasty () until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.
In the early dynasties, ancient Egyptian kings had as many as three titles: the Horus, the Sedge and Bee (nswt-bjtj), and the Two Ladies or Nebty (nbtj) name. The Golden Horus and the nomen titles were added later.