Cartouche
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In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaoh
Birth and throne cartouches of Pharaoh Seti I, from KV17 at the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Neues Museum, Berlin.
Birth and throne cartouches of Pharaoh Rameses II, from the Fragmentary Abydos King List at the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, currently located in Egypt. British Museum, London
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
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The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from c. 2613 to c. 2498 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one d
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by King Khufu ("Cheops"), c. 2600 BC
Statue of Sneferu, Cairo Museum
The Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Dahshur, Egypt's first "true" smooth-sided pyramid
Statue of Khufu/Cheops, Cairo Museum.