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nomen

/ˈnoʊmən/

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noun

El nombre de un ciudadano de la Antigua Roma, que lo designaba como miembro de una gens

The name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, designating them as a member of a gens.

Examples :

"In Roman history class, we learned that Caesar was his nomen, identifying him as a member of the Julian gens. "

En la clase de historia romana, aprendimos que César era su nomen, que lo identificaba como miembro de la gens Julia.

history family person culture

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noun

Nombre de nacimiento de un faraón

The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ.

Examples :

"Archaeologists carefully documented the "nomen" of Tutankhamun, written inside a cartouche as "Tutankhaten," before it was changed during his reign. "

Los arqueólogos documentaron cuidadosamente el «nombre de nacimiento» de Tutankamón, escrito dentro de un cartucho como «Tutankhaten», antes de que fuera cambiado durante su reinado.

royal title history archaeology tradition