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Darius I

The second pharaoh of the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty
Prenomen: Setutra
Also known as: Dārayauš · Dareios · Darius the Great
Accession 522 BC
End of reign 486 BC
Duration 36 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

mnx-ib
Menekh ib
mnḫ-ib
"The one splendid of mind"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 13
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:H1
wr-nb-mrj-Smaw
Wer neb mery Shemau
wr-nb-mrꞽ-šmꜤw
"Chieftain and Lord, beloved of Upper Egypt"
Counterweight (Cairo Museum JE 37050)
ASAE, 8, 51
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:H2
sA jmn stp.n mAat anḫ wḏꜣ snb pr-ḏsr jfdw nswt(?)
Sa Amen setep en Maat ankh-wedja-seneb per-djeser jfdu nesut(?)
sꜢ ꞽmn stp.n mꜢꜤt Ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb pr-ḏsr ꞽfdw nswt(?)
"Son of Amun, chosen of Maat, given life, prosperity, and health, of the sacred palace, who issues the decrees of the king(?)"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 38
Hibis Temple exterior, west wall
nbt ḫAst mry nṯrw, sA nṯr, nb nḥḥ, mry rnpt, nb niwt(?)
Nebetkhaset Merinetjeru Sa-Netjer Nebneheh Merirenpet neb niwet(?)
nbt ḫꜢst mry nṯrw, sꜢ nṯr, nb nḥḥ, mry rnpt, nb niwt(?)
"Sovereign of all lands, Beloved of the Gods, Divinely protected, Lord of the Eternal Realm, forever Beloved and Youthful, Sovereign of all cities(?)"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 38
Hibis Temple exterior, west wall
stwt-ra
Setut Ra
stwt-rꜤ
"Progeny of Ra"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 48
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:T1
mry imn-ra
A
Mery Amun-Ra
mry imn-rꜤ
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 45
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:T2
mrj-jmn-ra nb-Hbt nTr-aA nxt-xpS
B
Mery Amun-Ra, neb Hebet, netjer aa, nakht khepesh
mrꞽ-ꞽmn-rꜤ nb-ḥbt nṯr-ꜤꜢ nḫt-ḫpš
"Beloved of Amun-Ra, Lord of Hibis, the great god, the one strong of arm"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 9
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:T3
mrj-jmn [nb]-Hbt wsr-nxt-xpS
C
Mery Amun, [neb] Hebet, user nakht khepesh
mrꞽ-ꞽmn [nb]-ḥbt wsr-nḫt-ḫpš
"Beloved of Amun, [Lord of] Hibis, the one strong of arm"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 32
mrj-jmn [nb]-Hbt wsr-nxt-xpS
D
Mery Amun, [neb] Hebet, user nakht khepesh
mrꞽ-ꞽmn [nb]-ḥbt wsr-nḫt-ḫpš
"Beloved of Amun, [Lord of] Hibis, the one strong of arm"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 32
driwS
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 9, passim
Statue of Darius I, National Museum of Iran, Tehran: inv. no 4112
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E6
driwS
A
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 37 (5)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E1
driwS
B
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Hammamat inscription no. 14
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât, MIFAO 34 (1912), 39
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E2
driwS
C
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Bronze plaque (Cairo Museum JE 38050)
driwS
D
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 93 (13)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E3
driwS
E
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Hammamat inscription no. 186
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât, MIFAO 34 (1912), 96
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E4
driwS
F
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 130 (35)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E5
driwS
G
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Stela of Pedusiri-pare kneeling before Darius I (Berlin, ÄM 7493)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E7
driwS
H
Deriush
driwš
"Darius"
Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 21 (E)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:220-221, 2:E8

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxvii, 2 Δαρειος Darius 36 years
Eusebius  xxvii, 3 Δαρειος Darius 36 years

References