Pharaoh

: This article refers to the historical pharaoh. For pharaoh in the Book of Abraham, see Pharaoh (Book of Abraham); for the book by Boleslaw Prus, see Faraon; for the computer game see Pharaoh (computer game)

Regalia and titles

The king of Egypt wore a double crown, created from the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt. It was adorned by a uraeus, which was doubled under the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Egyptologist Bob Brier has noted that despite its widespread depiction in royal portraits, no actual ancient Egyptian crown has ever been discovered. Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered largely intact, did contain such regal items as his crook and flail, but did not contain a crown. Crowns were assumed to have magical properties, and Brier's speculation is there were items a dead pharaoh could not take with him and, therefore, had to be passed along to his living successor.

Related Topics:
Crown - Lower Egypt - Upper Egypt - Uraeus - Twenty-fifth Dynasty - Bob Brier - Tutankhamun

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The official titulary of the king by the New Kingdom consisted of five names; for some rulers, we know only one or two of them.

Related Topics:
New Kingdom - Five names

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