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Ptolemy IV

The fourth pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty
Also known as: Ptolemaios Philopator
Accession 222 BC
End of reign 204 BC
Duration 18 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

Hnw-qnj sxaj.n-sw-jt.f
Hunu qeni sekha en su itef
ḥnw-ḳnꞽ sḫꜤꞽ.n-sw-ꞽt.f
"The strong youth whose father has allowed him to appear"
Deir el-Medina temple
Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 16a
Hnw-qnj sxaj.n-sw-jt.f
A
Hunu qeni sekhaen su itef
ḥnw-ḳnꞽ sḫꜤꞽ.n-sw-ꞽt.f
"The strong youth whose father has allowed him to appear"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 26a
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:236-237, 4:H
Hnw-qnj sxaj.n-sw-jt.f
B
Hunu qeni sekhaen su itef
ḥnw-ḳnꞽ sḫꜤꞽ.n-sw-ꞽt.f
"The strong youth whose father has allowed him to appear"
Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 15c
wr-pHtj mnx-jb-xr-nTrw-nbw nDtj-n-Hnmmt
Wer pehty, menekh ib kher netjeru nebu nedjty en henmemet
wr-pḥtꞽ mnḫ-ꞽb-ḫr-nṯrw-nbw nḏtꞽ-n-ḥnmmt
"Whose might is great, whose heart is beneficial with all the Gods, who is the savior of mankind"
Deir el-Medina temple
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:236-237, 4:N·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 16a
swDA-bAqt sHD-gsw-prw smn-hpw-mj DHwti-aA-aA nb-Hbw-sd-mj-ptH-tA-Tnn jty-mj-ra
Sewedja baqet, sehedj gesu-peru semen hepu mi Djehuty aa, neb habu-sed mi Ptah-Tatenen ity mi Ra
swḏꜢ-bꜢḳt sḥḏ-gsw-prw smn-hpw-mꞽ ḏḥwti-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ nb-ḥbw-sd-mꞽ-ptḥ-tꜢ-ṯnn ꞽty-mꞽ-rꜤ
"Who has kept <abbr title="i.e. Egypt">Baqet</abbr> safe by illuminating the temples and establishing laws like the twice-great Thoth, possessor of Sed festivals like Ptah Tatenen and a sovereign like Ra"
Edfu temple
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:236-237, 4:G·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:Text IV, 62
jwa-n-nTrwj-mnxwj stp.n-ptH wsr-kA-ra sxm-anx-n-jmn
Iwa en netjerwy menekhwy, setep en Ptah, user ka Ra, sekhem ankh Amun
ꞽwꜤ-n-nṯrwꞽ-mnḫwꞽ stp.n-ptḥ wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-n-ꞽmn
"The heir of the two potent gods, chosen by Ptah, the strong one of the ka of Ra, the living image of Amun"
Karnak monolithic temple remains
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:236-237, 4:T·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 15c
jwa-n-nTrwj-mnxwj stp.n-ptH wsr-kA-ra sxm-anx-n-jmn
Iwa en netjerwy menekhwy, setep en Ptah, user ka Ra, sekhem ankh Amun
ꞽwꜤ-n-nṯrwꞽ-mnḫwꞽ stp.n-ptḥ wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-n-ꞽmn
"The heir of the two potent gods, chosen by Ptah, the strong one of the ka of Ra, the living image of Amun"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 26a
ptwlmjs anx-Dt mri-Ast
Ptolemis ankh djet mery Aset
ptwlmꞽs Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mri-Ꜣst
"Ptolemy, living forever, beloved of Isis"
Karnak monolithic temple remains
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 26a
Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 15c

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