prenomen
Americannoun
plural
prenomina, prenomensnoun
Example Sentences
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Upon the breast are the familiar cartouches of Rameses II., namely, Ra-user-Ma-sotep-en-Ra, his prenomen; and Ra-me-su-Meri-amen, his nomen.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
Neither do I. It's perfectly horrid; and it is my standing grievance against my parents that they saddled upon their innocent babe so uncouth a prenomen.
From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams
The prenomen, or divine name of Rameses, means “The supreme solar god, abounding in truth, approved of Ra.”
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
The various Terraces, each with a prenomen more graceful than the other, are the same.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
The foreign sovereigns, however, almost always addressed the Pharaoh by his prenomen.
From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)
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