An Explanation of Names Occurring in This Book
| AMENEMHÊ’ET | The God Amôn is to the fore. |
| HEUNI | I have smitten. |
| Isôsi | Of unknown meaning. |
| KE’GEMNI | I have found a soul; or, A soul is found for me. |
| PTAH-HOTEP | The God Ptah is satisfied, alluding either to the belief that to beget a child was pleasing to the God, or to the dedication of the child to the God. |
| SEHÔTEP-‘EB-RÊ’ | Contenting the heart of the God Ra. |
| SENFÔRU | The beautifier. |
| SENWESERT | Of doubtful meaning; connected with The Goddess Wesert. |
Other spellings of these names are: Amenemhat; Huna; Assa, ‘Esse’; Ptahhetep; Sehetepabra, Rasehetepab; Seneferu; Usertesen.