Pharaoh.SEPHARAOH.SE

Apries

The fifth pharaoh of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Prenomen: Haaibra
Also known as: Hophra
Accession 589 BC
End of reign 570 BC
Duration 19 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

wAH-jb
Wah ib
wꜢḥ-ꞽb
"Enduring of mind"
Minerveo obelisk in Rome
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 30 b
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:H
nb-xpS
Neb khepesh
nb-ḫpš
"Possessor of strength"
Minerveo obelisk in Rome
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 30 b
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:N2
swAD-tawj
Sewadj tawy
swꜢḏ-tꜤwꞽ
"Who has made the Two Lands flourish"
Minerveo obelisk
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:G1
swaD-tAwj
Sewadj tawy
swꜤḏ-tꜢwꞽ
"Who has made the Two Lands flourish"
Berlin Ägyptisches Museum, ÄM 7780
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:G3
zA-ptH mrj.f
Sa Ptah meryef
zꜢ-ptḥ mrꞽ.f
"Son of Ptah, his beloved"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 30 b
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:G4
Haa-jb-ra
Haa ib Ra
ḥꜤꜤ-ꞽb-rꜤ
"Who (continually) rejoices over the mind of Ra"
Minerveo obelisk in Rome
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 30 b
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:T1
wAH-jb-ra
Wah ib Ra
wꜢḥ-ꞽb-rꜤ
"The enduring one is the (very) mind of Ra"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 30 b
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:216-217, 4:E

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxvi, 7 Ουαφρις Uaphris 19 years
Eusebius  xxvi, 8 Ουαφρις Uaphres 25 years
Jerome Vaphres 30 years
Herodotus  161 Aπριης Apries 25 years
Diodorus  1.68.1 Aπριης Apries –
The Bible  Jeremiah 44:30 חָפְרַ֤ע Hophra –

References