Necho II in hieroglyphs

third pharaoh of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty

Prenomen: Wehemibra

Also known as: Nekao II

Accession610 BC

End of reign595 BC

Duration15 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

Sia ib

sꞽꜢ-ꞽb

"Perceptive-minded"

Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:H

Maa kheru

mꜢꜤ-ḫrw

"True of voice"

Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:N1

Maa kheru

mꜢꜤ-ḫrw

"True of voice"

Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:N2

Mery netjeru

mry-nṯrw

"Beloved of the gods"

Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:G1

Mery netjeru

mry-nṯrw

"Beloved of the gods"

Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:G2

Mery netjeru

mry-nṯrw

"Beloved of the gods"

Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 48 c

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:G3

Wehem ib Ra

wḥm-ꞽb-rꜤ

"Who has renewed the will of Ra"

PASSIM

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:T1

Wehem ib Ra

wḥm-ꞽb-rꜤ

"Who has renewed the will of Ra"

Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:T2

Ni kau

n(y) kꜢw

"Who belongs to the kas"

Chassinat, Textes provenant du Sérapéum de Memphis, REC 22 (1900): 21

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:E1

Ni kau

n(y) kꜢw

"Who belongs to the kas"

Jar sealing (British Museum EA23793)
Hall, Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc. in the British Museum (1913), 291 (No. 2783)

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:E2

Ni kau

n(y) kꜢw

"Who belongs to the kas"

Revue de Louvre 21 (1970), 98

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:E3

Ni kau

n(y) kꜢw

"Who belongs to the kas"

Granite weight (Cairo Museum CG 31604, JE 29549)

Beckerath, Handbuch: 214-215, 2:E4

Sources of antiquity

Author	Greek	Transcription	Reign
Africanus_{xxvi, 5}	Νεχαω	Nechao II	6 years
Eusebius_{xxvi, 6}	Νεχαω	Nechao II	3 years
Jerome		Nechao II also called Nechepsos	6 years
Herodotus_158.1	Νεκως	Necos	16 years
The Bible_{2 Kings 23:29}	נְכוֹ	Neco	–

References

Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): pp. 86–92
Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 216–217
Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 165