pharaoh

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 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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Former monarchy.royal_title: Pharaoh
Former monarchy.realm: Egypt
Former monarchy.coatofarms: 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
Former monarchy.image: Pharaoh.svg
Former monarchy.caption: 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
Former monarchy.appointer: Hereditary

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Commons category: Pharaohs
male form of label: Pharao
female form of label: faraona
native label: Pharăo
start time: 3150-00-00
end time: 0030-00-00

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Contents

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

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.