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Pharaoh-seated, with flail & red crown (hieroglyph)

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Egyptian hieroglyph
A46
Pharaoh-
-Seated

w/Flail
& Red Crown
in hieroglyphs
Karnak relief.
(Shows flail and Blue Crown (=War Crown).) Note: beard worn by King (Pharaoh) only. A shortened beard is only worn by a Dignitary.

The Pharaoh-seated, with flail & red crown hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. A46, in the category of: man and his occupations; specifically, there are many varieties in the category showing the pharaoh. The King (Pharaoh) can typically wear a variety of headgear, so all varieties have interchangeable components and subsets. The pharaoh is shown sprouting a long, 'Puntite beard', but can wear the Red Crown,

S3

the White Crown, the Double Crown, the Blue or "War Crown", or something similar. He can also be holding a Crook, a Flail,

S45

a Scepter, or other items.

Palermo Stone, King Series, Row I (predynastic)

The following is the list of predynastic pharaohs (Nile Delta north) represented on the Palermo Piece of the 7–piece Palermo Stone: The sequence is in the proper order with the beginning Pharaoh on the right: (reading right-to-left, seven complete names pictured in year-registers):


 
G17
F32
 
M13
K5
 
N35
U14
 
V13
N39
 
X1 M17
G43
 
L6
E9
 
S29
D28

 
A46
 
A46
 
A46
 
A46
 
A46
 
A46
 
A46
 
A46

Note: On the Palermo Stone all the hieroglyphs face in the other direction (Gardiner signs are only facing left, on the stone they face right (reading right-to-left)). The source of the following Pharaohs is only from this King List; a few have artifacts that further confirm their reign (the Double Falcon King). The pharaohs deficient in information are: Hsekiu, Khayu, Tiu (pharaoh), Thesh, Neheb, Wazner, Mekh.

See also

References

  1. Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, p. 69.
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