Pharaoh

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Pharaoh is the title used for the ancient kings of Egypt, who ruled as powerful monarchs and were often regarded as divine or semi-divine figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
appliesTo king of Egypt
queen of Egypt
associatedWithReligion ancient Egyptian religion
associatedWithSymbol crook and flail
false beard
buriedIn Valley of the Kings
pyramids
royal tombs
claimedDescentFrom sun god Ra
linked to: Ra-Horakhty
considered divine
semi-divine
culture ancient Egyptian civilization
denotes ruler of Ancient Egypt
etymologyFrom Egyptian term "per-aa"
governed Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
unified Egypt
hasRole chief judge in Ancient Egypt
head of state of Ancient Egypt
high priest of every temple in Egypt
lawgiver in Ancient Egypt
supreme military commander of Ancient Egypt
heldTitle High Priest of Every Temple
Lord of the Two Lands
languageOfOrigin Ancient Egyptian language
legitimizedBy coronation ceremonies
religious rituals
linkedToDeity Horus
Osiris
originalMeaning great house
periodOfUse Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
Late Period of Egypt
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Egypt (early phase)
recordedIn hieroglyphic inscriptions
royal cartouches
responsibleFor building pyramids
building temples
commissioning monumental statues
succeededBy Roman emperors as rulers of Egypt
symbolOf divine kingship
royal authority
usedIn Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
wore double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
nemes headdress
uraeus cobra symbol

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Moses associatedWithPeople Pharaoh
Ta-Mehu governedBy kings of Lower Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Pharaoh’s daughter parent Pharaoh of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Surah Al-A'raf mentions Pharaoh
Surah Yunus mentions Pharaoh
Royal Egyptian Army allegiance King of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Surah Ghafir containsStoryOf Pharaoh
Surah Az-Zukhruf mentions Pharaoh
Surah Ad-Dukhan mentions Pharaoh
Djoser royalTitle nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
linked to: Pharaoh
Djedefre royalTitle nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
linked to: Pharaoh
Surah Al-Haqqah mentions Pharaoh
Surah Al-Buruj refersTo Pharaoh
Surah Al-Fajr mentions Pharaoh
Thutmose III epithet Napoleon of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Joseph interpretedDreamFor the king of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
White Crown of Upper Egypt usedBy pharaohs of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
3rd Dynasty of Egypt royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Ptolemy III Euergetes positionHeld Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
linked to: Pharaoh
Kingdom of Egypt headOfStateTitle King of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Kingdom of Egypt deJureSovereign King of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
President of Egypt predecessorOffice King of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Psamtik I usedTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Apries title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Double Crown of Egypt usedBy pharaohs of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Maat associatedWith Pharaoh
Djer hasRoyalTitle Horus-king
linked to: Pharaoh
Psamtik III positionHeld Pharaoh of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Nebmaatre (attributed in some sources) associatedWith Egyptian pharaohs
linked to: Pharaoh
Potiphar employer Pharaoh
Ptolemy XIV title Pharaoh
Qarun associatedWith Pharaoh
Ad-Dukhan mentions Pharaoh
The Smoke mentions Pharaoh
Ghafir mentions Pharaoh
Sekhemkhet royalTitle Horus king
linked to: Pharaoh
Egypt national football team nickname The Pharaohs
linked to: Pharaoh
An-Naziat mentions Pharaoh
Quran 69:1–52 mentions Pharaoh
Danglars worksOnShip Pharaon
linked to: Pharaoh
Tausret positionHeld pharaoh of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt series hasPart Pharaoh
Genesis 41 containsEvent Appointment of Joseph as second-in-command to Pharaoh
linked to: Pharaoh
Merenkahre hasTitle Pharaoh
Merenkahre hasTitle King of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh