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Nectanebo II

The third pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty
Prenomen: Senedjemibra,
Also known as: Nectanebos
Accession 360 BC
End of reign 343 BC
Duration 17 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

mrj-tAwj
Mery tawy
mrꞽ-tꜢwꞽ
"Beloved of the Two Lands"
Quibell, Excavations at Saqqara 1907-1908, III, pl. 52
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:H1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 287d
mrj-tAwj mk-kmt
Mery tawy mek Kemet
mrꞽ-tꜢwꞽ mk-kmt
"Beloved of the Two Lands and guardian of Egypt"
Offering table from Abu Roash (Cairo Museum CG 23115, JE 30581)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:H3
mrj-tAwj mk-kmt
Mery tawy mek Kemet
mrꞽ-tꜢwꞽ mk-kmt
"Beloved of the Two Lands and guardian of Egypt"
Lefebvre, Égypte gréco-romaine, IV, ASAE 13 (1914): 222
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:H4
shrw-jb-nTrw
Seheru ib netjeru
shrw-ꞽb-nṯrw
"The one who has pleased the heart of Gods"
Quibell, Excavations at Saqqara 1907-1908, III, pl. 52
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:N1
shrw-jb-nTrw
Seheru ib netjeru
shrw-ꞽb-nṯrw
"The one who has pleased the Gods' heart"
Naville, The Mound of the Jew (1890), plate 2a
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:N2
shrw-jb-nTrw tkn-xAswt
Seher ib netjeru teken khasut
shrw-ꞽb-nṯrw tkn-ḫꜢswt
"The one who has pleased the gods' minds by attacking the foreign lands"
Offering table from Abu Roash (Cairo Museum CG 23115, JE 30581)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:N3
smn-hpw
Semen hepu
smn-hpw
"The creator of laws"
Quibell, Excavations at Saqqara 1907-1908, III, pl. 52
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:G1
smn-hpw
Semen hepu
smn-hpw
"The creator of laws"
Davies, The Temple of Hibis, III, plate 68
smn-hpw Hrj-pDt-9
Semen hepu hui pedjut 9
smn-hpw ḥrꞽ-pḏt-9
"The establisher of laws, who has struck down the Nine Bows"
Offering table from Abu Roash (Cairo Museum CG 23115, JE 30581)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:G2
snDm-jb-ra stp.n-jmn
Senedjem ib Ra, setep en Amun
snḏm-ꞽb-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Pleasing to the Heart is Ra, chosen of Amun"
Lefebvre, Égypte gréco-romaine, IV, ASAE 13 (1914): 222
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:T1
snDm-ib-ra stp.n-HtHr
Senedjem ib Ra, setep en Hathor
snḏm-ib-rꜤ stp.n-ḥtḥr
"Pleasing to the Heart is Ra, chosen of Hathor"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:T2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 287b
nxt-Hr-Hbyt
Nakht Hor Hebit
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbyt
"The strong one of Horus of Hebit"
Daressy, Notes et remarques, REC 16 (1894): 126
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:E1
nxt-Hr-Hbyt mrj-jnHr
Nakht Hor Hebit, mery Inher
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbyt mrꞽ-ꞽnḥr
"The strong one of Horus of Hebit, beloved of Anhur"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:E2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 43a (column 3)
nxt-Hr-Hbyt mrj-jnHr zA-HtHr
Nakht Hor Hebit mery en Hor, si Hathor
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbyt mrꞽ-ꞽnḥr zꜢ-ḥtḥr
"The strong one of Horus of Hebit, beloved by Horus, son of Hathor"
Lefebvre, Égypte gréco-romaine, IV, ASAE 13 (1914): 222
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:E4
nxt-Hr-Hbyt zA-mrj-HtHr
Nakht Hor Hebit sa mery Hathor
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbyt zꜢ-mrꞽ-ḥtḥr
"The strong one of Horus of Hebit, beloved son of Hathor"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:E5·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 287b
nxt-Hr-Hbyt mrj-jnHr zA-bAstt
Nakht Hor Hebit, mery Inher, si Bastet
nḫt-ḥr-ḥbyt mrꞽ-ꞽnḥr zꜢ-bꜢstt
"The strong one of Horus of Hebit, beloved of Anhur, son of Bastet"
Naville, Bubastis (1891), pl. 47H
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:228-229, 3:E7

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxx, 3 Νεκτανεβος Nectanebus 18 years
Eusebius  xxx, 3 Νεκτανεβος Nektanebus 8 years

References