Horus name

Horus name (Serekh name) in hieroglyphs

srḫ
serekh
facade (of the palace)
Serekh of king Djet with the Horus falcon above
Serekh of king Peribsen with the image of Set, the god of the desert, and a sun disc above
Serekh of king Khasekhemwy with both Horus and Set above

The Horus name is the oldest known and used crest of ancient Egyptian rulers. It belongs to the "great five names" of an Egyptian pharaoh. However, modern Egyptologists and linguists are starting to prefer the more neutral term "serekh name". This is because not every pharaoh placed the falcon, which symbolizes the deity Horus, atop his (or in some cases, her) serekh.

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