| Bayanai | |
|---|---|
| Ƙaramin ɓangare na | suna |
| Bangare na | regalia of the Pharaohs(en) |

A cikin rubutun Masar,serekh wani yanki ne na rectangular wanda ke wakiltar bangon da aka rufe ko ƙofar fadar da (yawanci) Horus falcon ya mamaye, yana nuna cewa rubutun da aka rufe sunan sarauta ne. Serekh shine farkon taron da aka yi amfani da shi don rarraba sunan sarauta a cikin hoton Masar na dā, wanda ya riga ya wuce daga baya kuma sanannun cartouche ta sarakuna huɗu da shekaru ɗari biyar zuwa bakwai.
Aserekh wani kayan ado ne wanda ya hada da ra'ayi na bangon fadar da kuma tsari (bayani na sama) na farfajiyar sarauta. Kalmar serekh ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Masar don "façade". Serekhs daban-daban a kan nau'ikan abubuwa daban-daban suna nuna bambance-bambance masu yawa na kayan ado na bangon a cikin rikitarwa da daki-daki. Da alama babu ƙa'idodin fasaha masu tsauri don ƙirar serekh kanta.[1][2][3]
Serekh ya fara bayyana a matsayin ƙaramin kayan ado a lokacin marigayi Al'adun Gerzeh, lokacin da aka yi amfani da shi azaman alamar sarauta kawai. Daga zamanin Tsohon Mulki zuwa gaba, amfani da farko na cikakken rubutun kalma ya bayyana a cikin tsoffin papyri.[1][2][3]
Idan an rubuta kalmar "serekh" a cikin cikakkun haruffa (kamar yadda aka nuna a cikin infobox a sama), wani lokacin tare da ƙaramin serekh, ana iya amfani da shi a cikin rubutu.[1][2][3]
Serekhs na farko sun kasance babu komai saboda alamar kadai ta ba da saƙon da ake bukata na ikon sarauta. Bayan lokaci, sarki ya fara rubuta rubutun a cikin serekh. Wadannan serekhs sun mamaye alamar Horus. A lokacin Daular Na Biyu kawai, an ga canje-canje a cikin tsari na sunan Horus zuwa sunan Seth sannan kuma sunan Horus-da-Seth. Wadannan canje-canje sun faru ne kawai a lokacin Daular Na Biyu kuma ana kallon su a matsayin banbanci ga amfani da sunan Horus kamar yadda aka tabbatar da ci gaba da amfani da Horus a cikin serekhs na sarakunan Masar kafin da bayan Peribsen da Khasekhemwy .[4] An gabatar da shawarwari da yawa game da dalilin da ya sa wannan canjin ya faru, kodayake har yanzu ana jayayya da ainihin dalilin.
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