, and it is clear that its phonetic value must be K. Inserting these values in the above cartouche we have:
which is clearly meant to represent the name “Alexandros,” or Alexander. The position of the sign
shows that it represented some sound of E or A.
Returning to the signs
which we have assumed to represent the royal titles “ever-living, beloved of Ptah,” we have to decide whether this assumption be correct or not. It was known by tradition and from Coptic Vocabularies that the old Egyptian word for “life” or “living,” was “ānkh,” or “ōnkh,” and that it was represented by the symbol
