Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology

9-Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten

Title Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten
Era Egyptian, New Kingdom, Reign of Akhenaten, 1353–1336 BCE
Medium Bronze
Credit Gift of the Georges Ricard Foundation. 2018.10.1085

Egyptians began to cast rings in solid metal at the beginning of the New Kingdom. The stirrup ring, with its flat bezel, was decorated with royal figures, deities, and cartouches.

This ring bears the prenomen, Neferkheperure, and the epithet, Waenre. Together, they spell Akhenaten’s throne name “Beautiful are the Forms of Re, the Unique One of Re.”1 Although Akhenaten eventually changed the five-fold titulary, he retained this prenomen throughout his reign. Officials used rings of this type to seal official documents on behalf of the king. The wear on the ring indicates frequent use.

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Bibliography

Petrie 1894
Petrie, W. M. Flinders. 1894. Tell el-Amarna. London: Aris & Phillips.
Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology