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cartouche

cartouche

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An oval frame in Egyptian art that encloses a pharaoh's name
  • noun
  • /kɑrˈtuʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cartucho
  • In the temple's oldest section, Fazzini and Peck found a fragment of her cartouche, and a gateway they uncovered on the precinct's western side bore her name and possibly that of her steward, Senenmut.

Maybe this is Ramses cartouche from Abu symbol.

Examples

  • The following transcription of the text in the cartouche in the upper left corner of the painting corrects several details with respect to earlier transcriptions.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Ancient artisans expertly carved intricate designs around the cartouche, signifying its importance in the burial chamber.

  • You see the cartouche there.

    The Mummy (1999)

  • And his name is written in a cartouche which is this long elongated Oval.

  • And the cartouche the oval in circling the name, meant that these were the wrappings of a king.

    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (2007)

  • In fact, a rare scarab amulet has been found that bears the cartouche of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390-1353 B.C.), thus also attesting to the presence of an Egyptian community in the city.

    Blog text (5)

  • The cartouche at the entrance of the tomb proudly displays the royal name of Pharaoh Ramses II.

  • During the excavation, archaeologists uncovered several cartouches with inscriptions honoring different rulers of ancient Egypt.

Surface Forms

cartouche singular
cartouches plural

Etymology

Cartouche in Egyptian art was the name given by French scholars to the oval 'name case' around a king's name because it looked like a small case or packet. So in Egyptology a cartouche is the oval or oblong frame that encloses a royal name.