@Vorziblix: Do you think the Predynastic section is good to start posting? AncientEgypt23 (talk)
- @AncientEgypt23: I’d say so now. Keep in mind that the predynastic names are all given names and not part of the pharaonic titulary, so use
{{historical given name}} and not {{fivefold titulary}} for them. (Use {{fivefold titulary}} starting from the First Dynasty.) Also, these predynastic rulers are not considered pharaohs, so use ‘king’ in reference to them instead. — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 16:02, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
Khayu
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 180
Tjesh
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 478
Possibly from n(j) (“belonging”) + hb (“plow”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the plow’.
Neheb
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 276
(name unclear:) wngbw? wꜣḏ-ꜥḏ? wng-ꜥḏ?
[edit]Wenegbu
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, pages 487-488
If the writing is an abbreviated form of jmj-ẖt, possibly from jmj (“being in”) + ẖt (“group of gods”), thus literally meaning ‘(the one) being in the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.
Mekh
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 196
Hor-Aha
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 46, 171
- British Museum EA 38010
- Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plates III, X, XI
ꜥḏ (“whole”) + jb (“heart”), thus ‘strong of heart’
Adjib
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 46, 172
- Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate VI
smr (“royal friend, courtier”) + ẖt (“group of gods”), literally ‘companion of the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.
Semerkhet
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
- Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XXVIII
qꜣ (“raised”) + ꜥ (“arm”), thus literally ‘(the one) raised of arm’, i.e. ‘the one whose arm is raised’
Qa'a
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
- Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate VIII
ḥtp (“to be content or satisfied”) + sḫm (“power”) + -wj (dual ending), thus ‘the two powers are content/satisfied’.
Hotepsekhemwy
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, pages 27–28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
From nb (“lord”) + rꜥ (“sun”). The exact meaning of this is debated, as there are several possible ways to interpret the name:
- With an unwritten first-person suffix pronoun, nb(.j)-rꜥ, a nominal sentence meaning ‘my lord is Ra’.
- With such an unwritten pronoun and honorific transposition, rꜥ-nb(.j), a nominal sentence meaning ‘Ra is my lord’.
- With the two elements in coordination, as ‘lord and sun (god)’.
- With the two elements in a direct genitive construction, as ‘lord of the sun’.
Nebra
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
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n(j) (“of, belonging (to)”) + nṯr (“god”), thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Nynetjer
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
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wꜣḏ (“fresh, vigorous”) + ns (“tongue”), thus literally ‘vigorous of tongue’; however, this is likely to be a later misinterpretation of an earlier name such as wng or wꜣḏ-sn.
Wadjenes
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- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173–174
Probably from snḏ (“fear”), thus ‘the frightful (one)’.
Senedj
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
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If pr.n is the perfect form of prj, the name consists of sḫm (“powerful”) + jb (“heart, will”) + pr.n (“has gone forth”) + mꜣꜥt (“Maat”), thus ‘(the one) powerful of will (for whom) Maat has come forth’. However, pr.n can also be interpreted as a participle and a preposition, pr n (“going forth for”), in which case the name would mean ‘(the one) powerful of will going forth for Maat’.
Sekhemib-Perenmaat
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
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stẖ (“Set”) + pr (“to come forth”) + (.w) (third-person masculine singular stative ending) + jb (“heart, will”) + .sn (“their”), thus literally ‘Set, their will has come forth’, possibly implying ‘Set, (for whom) their will has come forth’, but the exact meaning is unclear.
Seth-Peribsen
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
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nfr (“perfect”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘the perfect (one) of the ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Neferkara I
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 30
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 174
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nfr (“perfect”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + zkr (“Sokar”), thus literally ‘the perfect (one) of the ka of Sokar’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Neferkasokar
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 30
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 174
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ḫꜥ (“appear”) + sḫm (“powerful”) + -wj (dual ending), thus literally ‘the two powerful ones appear’
Khasekhemwy
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 175
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sḫm (“power”) + ẖt (“body”), thus literally "powerful body"
Sekhemkhet
zꜣ (“protection”) + nḫt (“to be victorious”), thus literally "the victorious protector"
Sanakht
ḥwj (“to strike”) + nj (“of, belonging to, for, etc.”), thus "the striker," or more appropriately, "the smiter"
Huni
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rꜥ (“Ra”) + ḏd (“stability”) + .f (“his”), thus ‘Ra is his stability’. Possibly, if the name is written with honorific transposition, it could also be ḏd (“endures”) + .f (“he”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus ‘He endures, (namely) Ra’.
(REMEMBER THAT'S HIS NOMEN!!)
Djedefre
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mn (“to remain”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally 'His ka remains like Ra'
Menkaure
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špss (“to be(come) noble”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + .f (“his”), thus literally "his ka is noble"
Shepseskaf
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wsr (“mighty, powerful”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + .f (“his”), thus literally "his ka is mighty"
(Prenomen/Throne Name)
Userkaf
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sꜣḥ (“to arrive”) + .w (“he/him”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus "he who is close to Ra"
(throne name)
Sahure
(@Vorziblix: should sꜣḥ and w be separated by a period? I have no idea why I think it shouldn't/wouldn't but something about this name is kind of tripping me up)
nfr-kꜣ-rꜥ (“the perfect one of Ra's ka”) + jr (“pertaining to, i.e. whom”) + (.w) (“his”), thus literally "The perfect one whom the ka of Ra pertains to", i.e. "The perfect one is the one whom the ka of Ra has specified."
(Prenomen)
Neferirkare Kakai
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špss (“to be(come) noble”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally "the ka of Ra is noble"
Shepseskare
(too burned out to do rn, will come back to it)
Neferefre
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TBA
Nyuserre Ini
