Pharaoh was a title used since the New Kingdom for the King of Upper and Lower Egypt. The term goes back to the Egyptian word Per aa `big house`, which was originally neither a ruling title nor a proper name, but the name for the royal court or palace. As a name for the person of the king, he only came from Thutmosis III. on. But even after that, this title was not the rule and only rarely part of the official protocol. In Coptic - the last language level of Egyptian - it is then the normal word for king.
In the Hebrew language of the Bible, `Pharaoh` is anachronistic for all kings of ancient Egypt. Numerous Egyptologists also use the word `Pharaoh` for all Egyptian rulers, although the title `King` would be the correct form at least until Siamun. He ruled as the sixth king of the 21st dynasty.
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