Sunday, March 31, 2019

Cartouches

Here are pictures of various cartouches I took during a recent trip to Egypt. Some of them can be identified unambiguously. Other are challenging, at least for me. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Let's start with an easy one from Kom Ombo.



Ptolemy, beloved by Ptah, forever alive.

The next one is easy too.

Psamtik

Here come a few from the spectacular and rarely visited Kerma museum .


Taharka


Taharka(praenomen): Khau Nefertamra



Tanutamani


Tanutamani(praenomen): Bakara

A good one from the Aswan Museum on Elephantine Island.



Left:Ibkhara (the heart of Ra rejoyces) setepenamon (chosen by amon). Right: Alexandros(!)

Now some challenge:


a. wnnefer kheper? Form of Oiris? ? Tiberius??


b. Left: Kysars (Caesar, so it's a Roman emperor) Right: heramys (Germanicus->Caligula?)


c. Awysrs (Kaisaris->Augustus), forever alive



The companion cartouche reads AVTOKRATOR, so it must be a Roman Emperor.

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