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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI\u2019m pointing to her Horus Name in the picture \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf – Hatshepsut\u2019s Horus Name is \u201c\ud80c\udd0a\ud80c\udef4\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc93\ud80c\udc93\ud80c\udc93 – Wosretkau or Useretkau.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s break down the meaning of her name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud80c\udd0a\ud80c\udef4\ud80c\udfcf – Powerful, Mighty, Strong (this is the female version; male version is \ud80c\udd0a\ud80c\udef4). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud80c\udc93\ud80c\udc93\ud80c\udc93 – Kas (Souls) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWosretkau\u201d translates to \u201cThe Mighty of the Kas\u201d or \u201cThe Mighty of the Souls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s break down the hieroglyphic symbols \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201chead and neck of a jackal \ud80c\udd0a\u201d symbol is a triliteral phonogram and represents the sound \u201cwsr\u201d or \u201cusr.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cfolded cloth \ud80c\udef4\u201d is a uniliteral phonogram for \u201cs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cflat loaf of bread \ud80c\udfcf\u201d is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound \u201ct.\u201d It also functions as the ideogram for the word \u201cbread \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udffa\u201d and can be used to make words feminine! <\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201c\ud80c\udc93 two arms\u201d symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound \u201cka,\u201d and also functions as an ideogram for the same. The word \u201cka\u201d has been translated into our modern languages as \u201csoul.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n I think that is such a cool name \ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\ude16 to have! This name \ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\ude16 has only been recorded in a couple of places, including the Stela \ud80c\udf97\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udd93\ud80c\ude78 at the Vatican Museum, the Obelisk \ud80c\ude76 at Karnak, and on a couple of statues \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc3e\ud80c\udfea from Deir el-Bahri \ud80c\udca6\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\udca6\ud80c\udfe5\ud80c\ude50 (like this one at the MET). <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow me @ancientegyptblog on Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a> to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, mythology, culture and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s read some hieroglyphs \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udf03\ud80c\udfea! Something that makes this statue \ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc3e of Hatshepsut at the MET so unique is that her Horus name appears instead of her Throne Name (\ud80c\uddf3\ud80c\udc66\ud80c\udc93) or Birth Name (\ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udfe0\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udfb9\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udd02\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\udc3c\ud80c\udfea)! The Horus Name appears in a Serekh which is a different enclosure from a cartouche. The Serekh consists of the Falcon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[11,18,17,12],"class_list":["post-3226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hieroglyphs","tag-hatshepsut","tag-hieroglyph-lessons","tag-hieroglyphs","tag-the-met"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Wosretkau\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ancientegyptblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2CF4D9CC-9AA1-4F60-9758-1C769F48DB45.jpeg?resize=580%2C725&ssl=1\")
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