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The royal titulary or royal protocol is the standard naming convention taken by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. It symbolised worldly power and holy might, also acting as a sort of mission statement for the duration of a monarch's reign (although sometimes it even changed during the reign).
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List. From the later half of the 5th Dynasty onwards, the full royal titulary consisted of 5 titles or great names. Each title expresses a part of the role of the King in society and shows the divine nature of kingship. Horus Name. The Horus Name of Horus Djet. Source: Andreu e.a., L'Egypte ancienne au Louvre, Hachette 1997, p. 43.
The standard naming convention by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt is known as the fivefold titulary. We are largely unaware of the details involved in selecting the four names announced at the presumed coronation celebration, but it served as a mission statement for the monarch's reign, although it sometimes changed during their reign.
The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary by Ronald J. Leprohon, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Toronto, is a comprehensive approach to the subject of ancient Egyptian royal titulary.
