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A cikin rubutun Masar, cartouche (/kɑːrˈtuːʃ/ kar-TOOSH) wani nau'i ne mai layin a ƙarshen ɗaya, yana nuna cewa rubutun da aka rufe sunan sarauta ne. Misalai na farko na cartouche suna da alaƙa da Fir'auna a ƙarshen Daular Na Uku, amma fasalin bai shiga amfani ba har sai farkon Daular ta huɗu a ƙarƙaShin Fir'auna Sneferu. Duk da yake cartouche yawanci tsaye ne tare da layin kwance, idan ya sa sunan ya fi dacewa zai iya zama kwance, tare da layi tsaye a ƙarshen (a cikin hanyar karatu). Kalmar tsohuwar Masar don cartouche ita ce  (idan aka kwatanta da Coptic ːi šne wanda ke haifar da canje-canje na sauti), kuma cartouche shine ainihin zoben shen. Rubutun Demotic ya rage cartouche zuwa nau'i biyu da layin tsaye.
alt=A stone face carved with coloured hieroglyphics. Two cartouches - ovoid shapes with hieroglyphics inside - are visible at the bottom.|thumb|Haihuwar da kursiyin Fir'auna Rameses II, daga haikalin Ramesses II a Abydos a Misira.
Daga cikin Sunayen sarauta guda biyar shine prenomen (Sunan kursiyin), da kuma "Ɗan Ra" titulary  (wanda ake kira nomen sunan da aka ba da shi a lokacin haihuwa), wanda aka kewaye shi da cartouche. 

A wasu lokuta amulet sun ɗauki siffar cartouche wanda ke nuna sunan sarki kuma an sanya su a cikin kaburbura. Masu binciken tarihi galibi suna samun irin waɗannan abubuwa masu mahimmanci don kwanan wata kabarin da abubuwan da ke ciki. Fir'auna ne kawai ke sawa da cartouches a baya. An yi amfani da nau'in da ke kewaye da sunansu don kare su daga mugayen ruhohi a rayuwa da kuma bayan mutuwa. Cartouche ya zama alama ce da ke wakiltar sa'a da kariya daga mugunta. [yana buƙatar ambaton don tabbatarwa] [need quotation to verify]

Kalmar "" an fara amfani da ita ne daga sojojin Faransa waɗanda suka yi tunanin cewa alamar da suka gani ana maimaita ta akai-akai a kan rushewar Fir'auna da suka haɗu da ita tana kama da katako na takarda mai ɗaukar makami (cartouche a Faransanci).  [yana buƙatar ambaton don tabbatarwa]
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