Nebty name
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The Nebty name was one of the "great five names" used by Egyptian pharaohs. It was also one of the oldest royal titles. The modern term "Two-Ladies-name" is a simple derivation from the translation of the Egyptian word nebty.
Naqada Label, showing the Horus name of the pharaoh Aha with what appears to be an enclosure featuring the name "Menes" beneath the Nebty symbol. Reconstruction prt Garstang 1905, p. 62, fig3 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFGarstang1905 (help)
Hotepsekhemwy
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Hotepsekhemwy is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. The exact length of his reign is not known; the Turin canon suggests an improbable 95 years while the ancient Egyptian historian Manetho reports that the reign of "Boëthôs" lasted for 38 years. Egyptologists consider both statements to be misinterpretations or exaggerations. They credit Hotepsekhemwy with either a 25- or a 29-year rule.
Stone vase bearing Hotepsekhemwy's serekh, National Archaeological Museum (France).
Cartouche name of Hotepsekhemwy in the Abydos King List (cartouche no. 9).
Bone cylinder inscribed with the serekh of Hotepsekhemwy.
Entrance to the gallery tomb beneath the Unas passway.