Ancient scribes misread the
flower-sign in the cartouche (to be read: WNG) and replaced it with a
papyrus plant making the sound: Wadjnes, meaning "fresh of tongue". This
was translated into Greek as ougot-las by Manetho, who gave the
king the name Tlas.
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nb.tj
xt Nebti Khet The Tree
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Appearance in King Lists
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wAD ns
Wadjnes
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wAD ns
Wadjnes |
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Appearance in
Manetho
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| Africanus: | Tlas | Tlas, for 17 years | ||
| Eusebius: | no mention | In the reigns of the three succeeding kings [following Biophis] no notable event occurred. | ||
It is probable that Wenegnebti was buried at Saqqara.