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Pharaoh is the term generally used today to refer to the Kings of [[Ancient Egypt]], including the [[Hyksos]] and [[Ptolemaic]] rulers, but usually not the [[Persian]] rulers, though many of them did have a formal Egyptian royal titulary drawn up.
Pharaoh is the term generally used today to refer to the Kings of [[Ancient Egypt]], including the [[Hyksos]] and [[Ptolemaic]] rulers, but usually not the [[Persian]] rulers, though many of them did have a formal Egyptian royal titulary drawn up.
* The Nomen: The “Son of Ra” name was also enclosed in a cartouche, and is the name used today to describe a particular individual. Ramesses was the nomen of Ramesses II. It was the Pharaoh’s birth name. Sometimes, and not uncommonly, the epithet “The Perfect God” is used in place of the “Son of Ra” prefix.
* The Nomen: The “Son of Ra” name was also enclosed in a cartouche, and is the name used today to describe a particular individual. Ramesses was the nomen of Ramesses II. It was the Pharaoh’s birth name. Sometimes, and not uncommonly, the epithet “The Perfect God” is used in place of the “Son of Ra” prefix.
[[Image:AmenhotepII.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Amenhotep II, with Nemes headdress, false beard, and uraeus (cobra) upon his brow]]
[[Image:Tut_coffinette.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Coffinette of Tutankhamun, with Nemes headdress, false beard,bearing the ceremonial crook and flail. The traditional ureaus aupon the brow is accompanied by the vulture head of Nekhbet]]
== Pharaonic Regalia ==
== Pharaonic Regalia ==