PHARAOH.SE
The twelfth pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty
Also known as: Ptolemaios Neos Dionysus Auletes
Accession 80 BC
End of reign 58 BC
Duration 22 years
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
Hunu nefer, bener-merut, tjeni su nebty rekhyet hena kaf, dua enef Khnum, shepes er shesep en.ef kha em nesu, sensen en sehnu em haaw mi nedjet itef tjehen mesut her neset itef mi hor ka nakht, ity pesedj em ta-mery mi Hapu ankh, redi enef hebu-sed ashau weru mi Ptah-Tatenen it netjeru
ḥwnw-nfr bnr-mrwt ṯnꞽ-sw-nbt-rḫyt-ḥnꜤ-kꜢ.f dwꜢ.n.f-ḫnmw-šps-r-šzp-n.f-ḫꜤ(t)-m-nsw snsn.n-sḥnw-m-ḥꜤꜤw-mꞽ-Nḏ-ꞽt.f ṯḥn-msw(t)-ḥr-nst-ꞽt.f-mꞽ-ḥr-kꜢ-nḫt ꞽty-psḏ-m-tꜢmrꞽ-mꞽ-ḥpw-Ꜥnḫ rdꞽ-n.f-ḥꜢbw-sd-ꜤšꜢw-wrw-mꞽ-Ptḥ-tꜢṯnn-ꞽt-nṯrw
"The perfect youth, pleasant in his popularity, whom the Two Ladies and the common folk have elevated along with his ka, who the wonderful Khnum praises so that he receives the crown of kingship, who unites himself with the works (of his father) in joy like that which his father protects, who is shining at birth on the throne of his father like Horus, the strong bull, the lord who lights up Egypt like the living Apis, to whom many great Sed festivals will be given through Ptah-Tatenen, the father of the Gods"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:H·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 49b
Wer pehty khenty she neheh semen hepu mi Djehuty aa
wr-pḥtꞽ ḫntš-nḥḥ smn-hpw-mꞽ-ḏḥwtꞽ-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ
"The one great of strength and foremost one of the sea forever, who has established laws like the twice-great Thoth"
First pylon, Philae
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:N1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 52a
Wer pehty khenty she neheh nefer ib wetjes neferu mi Djehuty aa
wr-pḥtꞽ ḫntš-nḥḥ nfr-ꞽb wṯz-nfrw-mꞽ-ḏḥwtꞽ-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ
"The one great of
strength and foremost one of the sea forever, perfect of mind, who has raised perfection like the twice-great Thoth"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:N2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 49b
Aa-ib ity neb qenu nakht mi sa Aset
ꜤꜢ-ꞽb ꞽty nb-ḳnw-nḫt-mꞽ-zꜢ-Ꜣst
"The one great of mind, the sovereign, the possessor of bravery and strength like the son of Isis"
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 878
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:G1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 49a
Aa-ib mery netjeru baqet ity mi Ra heqa wadjety
ꜤꜢ-ꞽb mrꞽ-nṯrw-BꜢḳt ity-mꞽ-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-wꜢḏtꞽ
"The one great of mind who is beloved of the gods of Baqet, a sovereign like Ra and ruler of the two crowns"
Mariette, Denderah, III, plate 15
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 405 (XLVIII B)
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 405 (XLVIII B)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:G2
Iwa en pa netjer nehem setep en Ptah ir Maat en Ra Sekhem ankh Imen
ꞽwꜤ-n-pꜢ-nṯr-nḥm stp-n-ptḥ ꞽrꞽ-mꜢꜤt-n-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-ꞽmn
"The heir of the saviour god, who is the chosen of Ptah, who brings forth the order of Ra, the living image of Amun"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:T1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 49b
Iwa en pa netjer nety nehem seten en Ptah ir Maat Amun-Ra
ꞽwꜤ-n-pꜢ-nṯr-ntꞽ-nḥm stp-n-ptḥ ꞽrꞽ-mꜢꜤt-ꞽmn-rꜤ
"Heir of the saviour god, chosen by Ptah, who has brings forth the order of Amun-Ra"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:T2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 51a
Iwa en pa netjer nehem setep en Ptah ir Maat
ꞽwḳ-n-pꜢ-nṯr-nḥm stp-(n)-ptḥ ꞽrꞽ-mꜢꜤt
"The heir of the saviour god, who is the chosen of Ptah, who brings forth order"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:T3·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:Text IV, 170
Pa netjer mery it sen Usiri hunu
pꜢ nṯr-mrꞽ ꞽt snt wsꞽrꞽ ḥwnw
"The god who is beloved of his father and brother, the youthful Osiris"
REC 29, 221
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:T4
Ptolemys ankh djet mery Ptah Aset
ptwlmys Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mrꞽ-Ptḥ-Ꜣst
"Ptolemaios, living forever, beloved of Ptah and Isis"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:E1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 49a
Ptolemys ankh djet mery Aset
ptwlmys Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mrꞽ-Ꜣst
"Ptolemaios, living forever, beloved of Isis"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:244-245, 12:E2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:IV, 47a
References
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): pp. 392–410
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 244–245
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 186–187