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leading-7 font-normal" data-astro-cid-tnnyocjb> <section class="page-content"> <div class=""> <div class="pb-6">The third pharaoh of the <a href="/ancient-egypt/dynasty/3">Third Dynasty</a>, <i>a.k.a. Djosertety, Djoserteti, Djoserty</i></div>  </div> <div class="py-3 flex flex-wrap sm:flex-nowrap"> <div class="w-full sm:w-5/6"> <p>The birth name of Horus Sekhemkhet is just like his father Djoser uncertain. The Saqqara king list use the name <em>Djosertety</em>, while the Abydos list simply use <em>Teti</em>. The Turin papyrus give a third variant, <em>Djoserty</em>. The sources for the use of these names is unknown, and was likely caused by a misinterpretation in later times, as it has not been found by contemporary sources. According to Africanus, Manetho named him Tyris, which could derived from Teti on the Abydos king list.</p> </div> <div class="w-1/2 ma sm:w-1/6 min-w-[250px] py-5 sm:ml-6 text-xs dark:text-shark-300 pb-4"> <table class="w-full bg-white border dark:border-shark-700 font-sans shadow-lg"> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="text-center dark:bg-shark-900 pt-0 pb-3 text-base font-serif"> <p><span class="font-sans font-normal">Precedessor</span><br> <a class="text-lg" href="/ancient-egypt/pharaoh/Djoser">Djoser</a></p> <p class="mt-0"><span class="font-sans font-normal">Successor</span><br> <a class="text-lg" href="/ancient-egypt/pharaoh/Hudjefa-II">Hudjefa II</a></p> </th> </tr> <tbody class="dark:bg-shark-800"><tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><th colspan="2" class="bg-stone-100 dark:bg-shark-700 dark:text-shark-300 font-normal p-1.5">Reign of <b class="dark:text-shark-100">Sekhemkhet</b></th></tr><tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">AE Chronology</td><td class="p-1">2565–2559</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">v. Beckerath</td><td class="p-1">2645–2638</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">Dodson</td><td class="p-1">2556–2550</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">Allen</td><td class="p-1">2611–2605</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">Malek</td><td class="p-1">2609–2603</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">Turin King List</td><td class="p-1">6 (years)</td></tr> <tr class="border-b dark:border-shark-700"><td class="p-1">Manetho <small>(Africanus)</small></td><td class="p-1">7 years</td></tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div> <h2 class="text-3xl text-center pt-10">The Royal Titulary</h2> <p class="text-base text-center">From the hieroglyphic records</p> <div class="mb-5"><div class="kort"><div class="text-center pt-8 pb-10"><img class="my-5 h-12 pl-5 inline dark:invert" loading="eager" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-01.svg" alt="" /><div class="sm:hidden"></div><img src="/svg/hiero/t_nesut.svg" loading="eager" class="my-5 h-12 pl-5 inline sepia dark:invert dark:contrast-75" alt="The Dual King" /><img class="h-12 inline dark:invert" loading="eager" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-04.svg" alt="" /><div class="sm:hidden"></div><p class="text-base pt-2"><span class="text-xs uppercase font-sans dark:text-stone-400">Horus</span> Sekhem khet <span class="text-xs uppercase font-sans dark:text-stone-400"> The Dual King</span> Teti*</p></div></div></div> <div data-astro-cid-h3g3egrz><h2 class="text-center pt-10 pb-0 text-4xl text-red dark:text-amber-200" data-astro-cid-h3g3egrz>Horus name</h2><img src="/svg/hiero/t_horus.svg" loading="lazy" class="h-20 dark:invert mx-auto" alt="Horus name" data-astro-cid-h3g3egrz><p class="w-2/3 font-sans text-base mx-auto text-center text-stone-800 dark:text-shark-300 text-balance" data-astro-cid-h3g3egrz> The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade. </p><div class="p-2" data-astro-cid-h3g3egrz><div class="cards"> <div class="hiero"> <div class="ht"> Horus name </div> <img class="h-12 sm:h-16 my-2 sm:my-3 dark:invert max-w-full object-contain" loading="lazy" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-01.svg" alt="Horus name"> <div class="ha"> Sekhem khet </div> <div class="hb"> sḫm-ẖt </div> <div class="hc"> The one whose body is powerful </div> <div class="hd"> s*sxm:X </div> <div class="he"> Gonheim, <i>Horus Sekhem-Khet: The unfinished Step Payramid at Saqqara</i>, I, plate 145<br>Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. <i>MÄS</i> <b>49</b> (1999). 48-49, 3:H </div> </div> </div></div></div> <div data-astro-cid-k5ramjar><h2 class="text-center pt-10 pb-0 text-4xl text-red dark:text-amber-200" data-astro-cid-k5ramjar>Nebty name</h2><img src="/svg/hiero/t_nebty.svg" loading="lazy" class="h-20 dark:invert mx-auto" alt="Two ladies hieroglyphs" data-astro-cid-k5ramjar><p class="w-1/2 font-sans mx-auto text-center text-stone-800 dark:text-shark-300 text-balance" data-astro-cid-k5ramjar> The “Two Ladies”, the <i data-astro-cid-k5ramjar>goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet</i>, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively. </p><div class="kort" data-astro-cid-k5ramjar><div class="hieroglyphs"><div class="hiero"><div class="ht">Nebty name</div><img class="h-12 sm:h-16 my-2 sm:my-5 dark:invert max-w-full object-contain" loading="lazy" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-02.svg" alt=""><div class="ha">Hetep ren</div><div class="hb">ḥtp-rn</div><div class="hc">The Two Ladies are pleased with his name</div><div class="hd">Htp:r:n</div><div class="he">Clay seals from Elephantine<br>Pätznick, <i>Die Siegelabrollungen und Rollsiegel der Stadt Elephantine...</i>, pp. 76–79<br></div></div></div></div></div> <div data-astro-cid-cnf246la><h2 class="text-center pt-10 pb-0 text-4xl text-red dark:text-amber-200" data-astro-cid-cnf246la>Throne names</h2><img src="/svg/hiero/t_nesut.svg" loading="lazy" class="h-20 dark:invert mx-auto" alt="Prenomen or throne name" data-astro-cid-cnf246la><p class="w-1/2 font-sans mx-auto text-center text-stone-800 dark:text-shark-300 text-balance" data-astro-cid-cnf246la> Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the <i data-astro-cid-cnf246la>Prenomen</i>. </p><div class="kort" data-astro-cid-cnf246la><div class="hieroglyphs"><div class="hiero"><div class="ht">Throne name</div><img class="h-12 sm:h-16 my-2 sm:my-5 dark:invert max-w-full object-contain" loading="lazy" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-04.svg" alt=""><div class="ha">Teti*</div><div class="hb">t-t-i</div><div class="hc">of true greatness</div><div class="hd">t:t-i</div><div class="he">Abydos Canon no. 17<br><br>Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. <abbr title="Münchner Ägyptologischen Studien"><i>MÄS</i></abbr> <b>49</b> (1999). 48-49, 3:E1<br></div></div><div class="hiero"><div class="ht">Throne name variant</div><img class="h-12 sm:h-16 my-2 sm:my-5 dark:invert max-w-full object-contain" loading="lazy" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-05.svg" alt=""><div class="ha">Djoser teti*</div><div class="hb">ḏsr-t-t-i</div><div class="hc">The blessed one, of true greatness</div><div class="hd">Dsr-i-t:t</div><div class="he">Saqqara Canon no. 46<br><br>Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. <abbr title="Münchner Ägyptologischen Studien"><i>MÄS</i></abbr> <b>49</b> (1999). 48-49, 3:E2<br></div></div><div class="hiero"><div class="ht">Throne name variant</div><img class="h-12 sm:h-16 my-2 sm:my-5 dark:invert max-w-full object-contain" loading="lazy" src="/svg/pharaoh/03-03-03.svg" alt=""><div class="ha">Djoser ty*</div><div class="hb">ḏsr-ti</div><div class="hc">The blessed one, of true greatness</div><div class="hd">Dsr:r-t:y-G7</div><div class="he">Turin King List 4.6<br>Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. <abbr title="Münchner Ägyptologischen Studien"><i>MÄS</i></abbr> <b>49</b> (1999). 48-49, 3:E3<br>Gardiner, <i>The Royal Canon of Turin</i> (1959) III:6<br></div></div></div></div></div> <h2 class="pt-10 text-center">The sources of antiquity</h2> <p class="text-base text-center pb-5">From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity</p> <table class="w-full"> <tr class="text-left border-b border-stone-800 dark:border-shark-500"><th>Author</th><th>Greek</th><th>Transcription</th><th>Reign</th></tr> <tr class="border-b border-stone-300 dark:border-shark-700"> <td class="py-2">Africanus <sub class="dark:text-amber-50 text-sm">iii, 3</sub></td> <td class="gr">Tυρεις</td>  <td>Tyris</td> <td>7 years</td> </tr> </table> <h2 class="pt-10 text-center">Bibliography</h2> <ul id="biblio" class="py-2 font-sans text-base mt-5 border-t-2 border-stone-400 dark:border-shark-700 text-stone-800 dark:text-shark-300"><li><b>Gauthier, H.</b> Le livre des rois d'Égypte. <i>MIFAO</i> 17 (1907): 55</li><li><b> Beckerath, J.</b>, 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, <abbr title="Münchner Ägyptologischen Studien"><i>MÄS</i></abbr> <b>49</b>: 48–49</li><li><b>Leprohon, R. J.</b>, 2013. <i>The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary</i>. Atlanta: 32</li><li><b>Baker. D. D.</b>, 2008. <i>The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I</i>. London: 367–368</li></ul> <div class="mx-auto font-sans font-semibold px-7 py-3 my-16 text-stone-800 dark:text-shark-300 border w-fit text-center bg-white dark:bg-shark-900 dark:border-shark-600 rounded-xl"> <b>PLEASE NOTE</b><br> There <i>might</i> be errors on this page.<br> Make sure you use the <span class="text-red dark:text-shark-400">correct source!</span> <br><small class="text-stone-800/50 dark:text-shark-300/50">Yes, you would be surprised...</small> </div> </div> </section> <div class="py-10 my-5 print:hidden" aria-hidden="true"> <img src="/svg/thoth.svg" loading="lazy" class="mx-auto h-28 opacity-50 transition duration-300 hover:opacity-100" alt="Thoth" title="You have reached the end of the page. This is Thoth, the wise God of writing and hieroglyphs." srcset=""> <p class="text-center uppercase font-sans text-xs pt-3"> <abbr class="text-stone-400 dark:text-shark-700 no-underline" title="Latin for: Nothing comes from nothing">Ex nihilo nihil fit</abbr> </p> </div> <div class="hidden print:block print:py-20 text-center"> <h3>Original text from:</h3><a href="https://pharaoh.se{currentPath}" class="font-mono text-sm text-black"><img src="/svg/pharaohse.svg" alt="Pharaoh.SE" class="w-60 mx-auto block">https://pharaoh.se/ancient-egypt/pharaoh/Sekhemkhet/</a> </div> </article> <aside class="hidden lg:grid lg:col-span-3 print:hidden border-s border-stone-300 dark:border-shark-900 dark:bg-darky" data-astro-cid-ssfzsv2f> <div class="flex h-full px-5 overflow-y-auto sm:w-64 w-80 font-sans" data-astro-cid-ssfzsv2f> <nav class="-mx-3 space-y-8 pb-36" data-astro-cid-ssfzsv2f> <div class="space-y-1" data-astro-cid-ssfzsv2f> <label for="pharaohs" class="px-3 text-base font-bold text-stone-800 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