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An oval shield sometimes used for the display of heraldic bearings (as of women or of ecclesiastics); An oval or oblong figure (as on ancient Egyptian monuments) enclosing a sovereign's name

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  • A symbol called a cartouche is like a pharaoh's stamp with his or her name on it.
  • To the captives, the cartouche was a message of hope, as a sign that they were not outside the sphere of Egypt.
  • For the hieroglyphics, why not include a "cartouche" I don't know the English translation with Nefertari's name?
  • “But the cartouche is the same?”
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