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@Vorziblix: Do you think the Predynastic section is good to start posting? AncientEgypt23 (talk)

@AncientEgypt23: I’d say so now. Keep in mind that the predynastic names are all given names and not part of the pharaonic titulary, so use {{historical given name}} and not {{fivefold titulary}} for them. (Use {{fivefold titulary}} starting from the First Dynasty.) Also, these predynastic rulers are not considered pharaohs, so use ‘king’ in reference to them instead. — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 16:02, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Predynastic[edit]

ḫꜣjw[edit]

L6E9

Khayu

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
  • Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 180

ṯš[edit]

T
S

Tjesh

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
  • Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 478

n-hb[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from n(j) (“belonging”) +‎ hb (“plow”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the plow’.

n
hb

Neheb

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
  • Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 276

(name unclear:) wngbw? wꜣḏ-ꜥḏ? wng-ꜥḏ?[edit]

wADK2

Wenegbu

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
  • Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, pages 487-488

mẖ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

If the writing is an abbreviated form of jmj-ẖt, possibly from jmj (“being in”) +‎ ẖt (“group of gods”), thus literally meaning ‘(the one) being in the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.

m
X

Mekh

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
  • Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 196

Dynasty I[edit]

ꜥḥꜣ[edit]

G5D34

Hor-Aha

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 46, 171
  • British Museum EA 38010
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plates III, X, XI

ꜥḏ-jb[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ꜥḏ (“whole”) +‎ jb (“heart”), thus ‘strong of heart’

V26
F34

Adjib

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 46, 172
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate VI

smr-ẖt[edit]

Etymology[edit]

smr (“royal friend, courtier”) +‎ ẖt (“group of gods”), literally ‘companion of the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.

sU23X

Semerkhet

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XXVIII

qꜣ-ꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

qꜣ (“raised”) +‎ ꜥ (“arm”), thus literally ‘(the one) raised of arm’, i.e. ‘the one whose arm is raised’

q
a

Qa'a

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate VIII

Dynasty II[edit]

ḥtp-sḫmwj[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ḥtp (“to be content or satisfied”) +‎ sḫm (“power”) +‎ -wj (dual ending), thus ‘the two powers are content/satisfied’.

Htpsxmsxm

Hotepsekhemwy

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, pages 27–28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173

nb-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nb (“lord”) +‎ rꜥ (“sun”). The exact meaning of this is debated, as there are several possible ways to interpret the name:

  • With an unwritten first-person suffix pronoun, nb(.j)-rꜥ, a nominal sentence meaning ‘my lord is Ra’.
  • With such an unwritten pronoun and honorific transposition, rꜥ-nb(.j), a nominal sentence meaning ‘Ra is my lord’.
  • With the two elements in coordination, as ‘lord and sun (god)’.
  • With the two elements in a direct genitive construction, as ‘lord of the sun’.
nb
ra

Nebra

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
ra
nb
rꜤ-nb

n-nṯr[edit]

Etymology[edit]

n(j) (“of, belonging (to)”) +‎ nṯr (“god”), thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

nTr
n

Nynetjer

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
W10A E11 nTr
n
W10AG29nTrt
r		 w
HASHHASHnTrr
n
bꜣ-nṯr bꜣ-ntrw ...-n-nṯr
throne name throne name; Saqqara King List Turin King List, damaged

wꜣḏ-ns[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wꜣḏ (“fresh, vigorous”) +‎ ns (“tongue”), thus literally ‘vigorous of tongue’; however, this is likely to be a later misinterpretation of an earlier name such as wng or wꜣḏ-sn.

wADns

Wadjenes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
wAD s
n
s wAD
n
wꜣḏ-sn s.wꜣḏ-n
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173–174

snd[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from snḏ (“fear”), thus ‘the frightful (one)’.

sn
d

Senedj

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
sn
d		 i
snD
sndj snḏ
Saqqara King List

sḫm-jb-pr.n-mꜣꜥt[edit]

Etymology[edit]

If pr.n is the perfect form of prj, the name consists of sḫm (“powerful”) +‎ jb (“heart, will”) +‎ pr.n (“has gone forth”) +‎ mꜣꜥt (“Maat”), thus ‘(the one) powerful of will (for whom) Maat has come forth’. However, pr.n can also be interpreted as a participle and a preposition, pr n (“going forth for”), in which case the name would mean ‘(the one) powerful of will going forth for Maat’.

ssxmib
pr
n		 n
U5		 t

Sekhemib-Perenmaat

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
ssxmib
sḫm-jb
serekh name

stẖ-pr-jb.sn[edit]

Etymology[edit]

stẖ (“Set”) +‎ pr (“to come forth”) +‎ (.w) (third-person masculine singular stative ending) +‎ jb (“heart, will”) +‎ .sn (“their”), thus literally ‘Set, their will has come forth’, possibly implying ‘Set, (for whom) their will has come forth’, but the exact meaning is unclear.

E20O1
F34		 S29n

Seth-Peribsen

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
O1
F34		 S29n
pr
r		 ibsn
pr-jb.sn pr-jb.sn
throne name throne name

nfr-kꜣ-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nfr (“perfect”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘the perfect (one) of the ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

ranfrkA

Neferkara I

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 30
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
snfrkA
nfrkAZ1
snfr-kꜣ nfr-kꜣ
serekh name Turin King List

nfr-kꜣ-zkr[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nfr (“perfect”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ zkr (“Sokar”), thus literally ‘the perfect (one) of the ka of Sokar’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

z
k
r		 nfrkA

Neferkasokar

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 30
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 174
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
nfrkAZ1z
k
r Z5		 G7
nfr-kꜣ-zkr

ḫꜥ-sḫmwj[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ḫꜥ (“appear”) +‎ sḫm (“powerful”) +‎ -wj (dual ending), thus literally ‘the two powerful ones appear’

xasxmsxm

Khasekhemwy

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 175
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
xasxm
xa
sxm sxm		 nbw
X		 sn
xa
sxm sxm		 G7G7Htp
imi
f
ḫꜥ-sḫm ḫꜥ-sḫmwj-nbw-ẖt.sn ḫꜥ-sḫmwj-nbwj-ḥtp-jm.f
Two Ladies name Two Ladies name and serekh name

Dynasty III[edit]

sḫm-ẖt[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sḫm (“power”) +‎ ẖt (“body”), thus literally "powerful body"

s sxm
X

Sekhemkhet

zꜣnḫt[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zꜣ (“protection”) +‎ nḫt (“to be victorious”), thus literally "the victorious protector"

V18N35
M3

Sanakht

ḥwnj[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ḥwj (“to strike”) +‎ nj (“of, belonging to, for, etc.”), thus "the striker," or more appropriately, "the smiter"

HA25n
y
D40

Huni

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
V28A25N35
Z4		 D40
V28Z5A25HASH
ḥwnj ḥwj...
Saqqara King List Turin King List, partially damaged

Dynasty IV[edit]

ḏd.f-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rꜥ (“Ra”) +‎ ḏd (“stability”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus ‘Ra is his stability’. Possibly, if the name is written with honorific transposition, it could also be ḏd (“endures”) +‎ .f (“he”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus ‘He endures, (namely) Ra’.

N5R11f

(REMEMBER THAT'S HIS NOMEN!!)

Djedefre

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
N5R11R11f
ḏḏ.f-rꜥ
Saqqara King List

mn-kꜣ-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mn (“to remain”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally 'His ka remains like Ra'

ramnkA

Menkaure

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
N5
Y5		 D32
N5
Y5		 D28 D28
D28
N5HASHHASHD28
D28
ramn
n		 kA
Z2
mn-kꜣ-rꜥ mn-kꜣ.w-rꜥ mn...rꜥ mn-kꜣ.w-rꜥ
Saqqara King List, partially damaged Abydos King List

špss-kꜣ.f[edit]

Etymology[edit]

špss (“to be(come) noble”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus literally "his ka is noble"

SpsF32

Shepseskaf

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
A50S29S29D28
I9
A50O34
O34		 D28
I9
špss-kꜣ.f špss-kꜣ.f
Abydos King List

Dynasty V[edit]

wsr-kꜣ.f[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wsr (“mighty, powerful”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus literally "his ka is mighty"

wsrskAf

(Prenomen/Throne Name)

Userkaf

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
wwsrskA
f
wsr-kꜣ.f

sꜣḥw-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sꜣḥ (“to arrive”) +‎ .w (“he/him”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus "he who is close to Ra"

rasAHw

(throne name)

Sahure

(@Vorziblix: should sꜣḥ and w be separated by a period? I have no idea why I think it shouldn't/wouldn't but something about this name is kind of tripping me up)

nfr-jr-kꜣ-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nfr-kꜣ-rꜥ (“the perfect one of Ra's ka”) +‎ jr (“pertaining to, i.e. whom”) +‎ (.w) (“his”), thus literally "The perfect one whom the ka of Ra pertains to", i.e. "The perfect one is the one whom the ka of Ra has specified."

ranfrirkA

(Prenomen)

Neferirkare Kakai

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
N5r
D4		 F35D28
nfr-rj-kꜣ-rꜥ

špss-kꜣ-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

špss (“to be(come) noble”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally "the ka of Ra is noble"

raSpssskA

Shepseskare

nfr.f-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(too burned out to do rn, will come back to it)

ranfrf

Neferefre

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of AncientEgypt23/Pharaoh names  
ranfrf
r
ra
f		 nfr
ranfrr
nfr.fr-rꜥ nfr-f.rꜥ nfr.r-rꜥ

nj.wsr-rꜥ[edit]

Etymology[edit]

TBA

ranwsr s
r

Nyuserre Ini

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