Titles in Ancient Egypt
Office-holding played a central role in the elite culture of ancient Egypt, locating the individual within society, most notably in relation to the king. Titles come in two forms: official or administrative titles, and conventional titles connected with status and authority. Abbreviated writings are common in both.
Conventional titles of status and authority
Two of the most common conventional titles are:
𓆤𓏏𓋨
xtmty bity
Seal bearer of the king.
𓋴𓍋𓌡𓏏𓏤
smr wat(y)
Sole companion.
Titles of office
Titles of office can be divided into secular and religious titles:
a) Secular titles
𓄂𓂝𓀀
HAty-a
Governor, mayor.
𓅓𓂋𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏌𓏲𓍘𓉐
imy-rA aXnwty
Overseer of the chamber.
A number of titles are composed with the element𓅓𓂋 imy-r 'overseer':
𓅓𓂋𓉐
imy-rA pr.
Steward, Overseer of the State.
𓅓𓂋𓀎𓏪
imy-rA mSa
Overseer of the Army.
imy-rprobably means literally “the one in whom is the word” (the one who has the authority to issue orders). On the basis of a graphic pun around 𓂋r.
(which means both “mouth” and “word”), it is occasionally written with 𓄓 B44 tongue (the tongue being “the one in the month”):
𓄓𓉐
imy-rA pr
Steward.
b) Religious titles
𓊹𓍛
Hm-nTr
Priest (literarily, servant of the god).
𓃂𓈗𓀀
wab
Priest (literarily, pure one).
𓁷𓂋𓇯𓋴𓈙𓏏𓇾
Hry –sS tA
Master of secrets.
𓎛𓌨𓃀
Xry-Hb
Lector priest.
It is not at all uncommon for titles to be written without determinatives.
Epithets
Egyptian texts abound with epithets of gods, kings and officials. Here are a couple of related epithets particularly common on stelae:
𓄪𓇋𓇋 or𓄪𓐍or 𓇋𓄪𓐍𓅱
imAxw or imAxy
Venerable one.
𓎠𓄪𓏤
nb imAx
Possessor of veneration.
Other variants based on the fuller writings such as 
'reverence', 'veneration'. These epithets are primarily applied to the blessed deceased. After a life of official duty and ethical behavior, the blessed deceased were revered by the living (who perpetuate their memory on Earth, particularly through offerings) and honored before the gods (with whom they exist beyond death as transfigured spirits). The latter is often expressed in the following way:
imAxy xr wsir
The revered one before Osiris.
Royal titles
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God’s mother
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mwt nTr
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Lord of the two lands
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nb tAwy
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Good god
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nTr nfr
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Lady of the two lands
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Hnwt tAwy
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King’s sister
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snt nsw
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Great god
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nTr aA
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God’s consort
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Hmt nTr
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King’s daughter
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sAt nsw
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King’s mother
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mwt nsw
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King’s consort
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Hmt nsw
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King’s son
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sA nsw
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