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Prenomen and Prenomina U nlike modern mo na rchs. anc ienl Eg ypti,m kings of the same personal nam~ did not u ~t:! nUl11 er,ti s to ma rk out individuals - '\(/illi"lll IV or Loui s XIV. for exampl e. Instead, dislinclion w"s on Ihe h"sis of the who le suite o f names. in p" rric ul ar th e other ca rro uche name. the /)rcnomcn. It \V'l S preceded hy one of tlV,) tirles signifYll1g dom in ion (lver th e two aspects of t he Egypt ian rcal m, one of wh ich , nesu-h ity, we have already met a lo ngsi de Ihe nOI11(:!n. The preno men is first found during Dyn