mn-k3w-ḥr

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mn-k3w-ḥr is the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic name of the 5th Dynasty pharaoh Menkauhor Kaiu, whose throne name means “Eternal are the souls of Horus.”

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mn-k3w-ḥr canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal name ⓘ
throne name ⓘ
associatedDeity Horus ⓘ
bearsTitle pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
belongsToDynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
chronologicalPosition Old Kingdom period ⓘ
component k3w (souls, kas) ⓘ
mn (enduring, eternal) ⓘ
ḥr (Horus) ⓘ
linked to: Horus
culturalContext ancient Egyptian royal titulary ⓘ
denotesConcept eternity of the royal Horus-soul ⓘ
language Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
meaning Eternal are the souls of Horus ⓘ
nameBearerRole king of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
refersTo Menkauhor Kaiu ⓘ
regionOfUse ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
royalNameType throne name (prenomen) ⓘ
scriptType consonantal writing system ⓘ
semanticField royalty and kingship ⓘ
timeOfUse 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
transliteratesNameOf Menkauhor Kaiu ⓘ
usedByRuler Menkauhor Kaiu ⓘ
usedIn royal cartouche of Menkauhor Kaiu ⓘ
writingSystemFamily Afro-Asiatic abjad-like system ⓘ
writtenIn Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menkauhor Kaiu → nameInHieroglyphs → mn-k3w-ḥr ⓘ