Rekhek renek?
Do you know your name?
Create, confirm, and learn about Kemetic (pharaonic Egyptian) names!
“Nothing evil can happen to me… because I know the names.”
— from Utterance 125, The Egyptian Book of the DeadKemetic Naming Services
Sacred and secular naming services available!
Receive a Name
A Kemetic name will be granted to you via divination: unique to you and your spiritual path(s). Includes handwritten (hieroglyphic) name and English translation.
Write a Name
How is a name written in ancient Egyptian? Professionally typeset glyphs to learn to write any name, use it in art, etc.
1–2 page report in PDF format.
Learn About a Name
Your Kemetic name in a formal research report, including all possible hieroglyphic writings, translations, and wordplays. Minimum four-page report in PDF format.
“Tell Me Your Name, Divine Father,”
Isis said. “Tell Me now. For he who is
called by his true Name must live.”
Naming Questions & Answers
How do you determine Kemetic names?
Kemetic naming, which I have been performing as a ritual service since 1999, is done via divination, where I go to the Netjeru and ask what name They would like you to have. There is no official fee for perfoming this ritual. However, since it is not free for me to perform, I accept donations toward the offerings I must give the Netjeru when I perform it.
I already have a Kemetic name/I know what I want my name to be. Do you have to do a Naming ritual?
No. The Naming ritual is for those who do not have a Kemetic name already, who would like me to seek one on their behalf or bestow a Kemetic name on them. Until 2023, this ritual was reserved for members of the Kemetic Orthodox House of Netjer. With the permission of the Netjeru, I now offer Naming to anyone who wishes to receive a name.
If you know your Kemetic name already, or would like me to translate an English (or other language) name or phrase into ancient Egyptian for you, choose the second option (“write a name”) if you only need it to be translated into hieroglyphs and only want basic hieroglyphs and translation. If you would like me to translate a name and also provide full research into its alternate spellings, wordplays, and writings, choose the third option (“learn about a name”).
What’s the difference between the basic and advanced name reports?
The basic name report consists of a 1–2 page PDF document, including the hieroglyphic spelling, pronounciation, and translation of one Kemetic name. The advanced name report is an in-depth, minimum 4 pages breakdown of your Kemetic name, all of its possible variant spellings, wordplays, puns, and other information about the name, including any ancient Egyptian ancestors who may have shared it in history and any use of the name in pharaonic religion and magic. All of the hieroglyphs included in either the basic or advanced report are professionally typeset so that they can be used in art or for personal purposes, such as printing on jewelry or tattooing.
How long do these services take?
For naming rituals, a one-week turnaround is requested. For reports, as they involve more effort in both typesetting and printing preparation/research, I ask for more time (basic report 2-3 weeks, advanced report 4-6 weeks). If you intend to purchase a report as a gift for someone else or it otherwise requires a hard deadline, please let me know when you order so I can make sure to have it completed for your deadline.
Do you offer Egyptian hieroglyphic translation services for things other than Kemetic names?
I offer full translation services in Old, Middle, and Late Egyptian (hieroglyphs), as well as (nonhieroglyphic) Sahidic Coptic, for personal, academic, and other professional purposes. Contact me.