Prenomen (Ancient Egypt)
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The prenomen, also called cartouche name or throne name of ancient Egypt, was one of the five royal names of pharaohs. The first pharaoh to have a Sedge and Bee name was Den during the First Dynasty.
Nswt-bjtj crest combined with the nbtj crest (top row; here: king Semerkhet of 1st dynasty).
Later example of the nswt-bjtj crest, here introducing a cartouche name (Thutmose II)
Nomen (ancient Egypt)
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The nomen of ancient Egyptian pharaohs was one of the "great five names". It was introduced by king Djedefre, third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, as an emendation to the traditional nswt-bity crest. The
