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Pharaoh of Egypt
Double crown.svg
The Pschent combined the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt
Tutanchamun Maske.jpg
A typical depiction of a pharaoh usually showed the king wearing the nemes headdress, a false beard, and an ornate shendyt (skirt)
(after Djoser of the Third Dynasty)
Details
StyleFive-name titulary
His Majesty
First monarchKing Narmer or King Menes (by tradition)
(first use of the term pharaoh for a king, rather than the royal palace, was c.1210 B.C. with Merneptah during the nineteenth dynasty)
Last monarch
Formationc. 3150 BC
Abolition
  • 343 BC
    (last native pharaoh)
  • 30 BC
    (last Greek pharaohs)
  • 314 AD
    (last Roman Emperor to be called pharaoh)
ResidenceVaries by era
AppointerDivine right
O1
O29
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"Great house"
in hieroglyphs
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"King of Upper
and Lower Egypt"
in hieroglyphs

As ancient Egyptian rulers, pharaohs were both the heads of state and the religious leaders of their people. The word “pharaoh” means “Great House,” a reference to the palace where the pharaoh resides. While early Egyptian rulers were called “kings,” over time, the name “pharaoh” stuck.

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