Talk:Prince Rahotep

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Children[edit]

It's completely unnecessary to have separate articles for his children when we know nothing about them, except their names. Even the prince/princess designation is erroneous, as they were only the children of a prince, not of a pharaoh. – Alensha ^talk 17:37, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes grandsons and granddaughters of pharaoh have titles like "king's son" or "king's daughter". --Mychele Trempetich (talk) 17:00, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but most of them they don't; when they have, it's specifically mentioned (Nefermaat II, Nebetia, etc.) – Alensha ^talk 22:29, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We shouldn't say 'is a son', but probably[edit]

Here are various sources that can be used: [1]. Dougweller (talk) 18:20, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The word "htp", (hetep)[edit]

The best way to start understanding "Hotep" is that when the sun sets, (Ra, yes the sun), that it goes to "h-t-p". The easiest way to see this is that it goes 'to sleep', or 'is at peace'. (also "content")

That is why everybody uses the word satisfied. I think, "peace", (and not peace vs. war), but I think peace is closer to the correct word.

Prince RaHotep is more closely: Ra's Satisfaction, Ra's Peaceful (One), The Peacefulness of Ra.... I just don't think a Title: Ra's Satisfied cuts it. I realize that it is not easy to figure out a name 4500 years later but some are very obvious; Pharaohs Kamose and Ahmose(whose name is now changed) were obvious: Spirit-Born, and Moon-Born. There are other easy examples too, but all need to be looked at in their own time periods, for the hieroglyphs of that time. (Ahmose is now 'nebpehtire ahmose', Lord-Ra's Strength-Moon-Born (from the HotSonoran DesertArizonaUSA)...Mmcannis (talk) 16:41, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's true that Rahotep was named after god Re, and his name has many different spellings: Ra-hotep, Ra-Hotep (even Rahetep!). But the name Rahotep is the most common.--Mychele (talk) 15:38, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

statue forgery[edit]

is the statue a 19th century forgery? It doesnt look Egyptian but rather art from the 19th century based in Ancient Egypt. Read there are some theories about it. Are these fringe theories or there is something more to it. --Pedro (talk) 17:46, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]