Amenemope in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

  The Dual King User Maat Ra, setep en Amun  Son of Ra Amen em ipet

Throne names

Announced at the coronation and always written in a cartouche. The “official” name of the pharaoh. Also known as the Prenomen.

Throne name

User Maat Ra, setep en Amun

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ-stp-n-imn

The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra, chosen by Amun

ra-C10F\-C12A-stp:N3

Mariette, Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 102b
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:T1

Throne name variant

User Maat Ra, setep en Amun

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-imn

The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra, chosen by Amun

ra-wsr-Sw-i-mn:n-stp:n

Daressy, Contribution à l'étude de la XXIe dynastie égyptienne in "Revue Archeologique", 1896/01 (SER3,T28), p. 77 (38)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:T2

Birth names

Personal name given at birth. Also known as the Nomen.

Birth name

Amen em ipet

imn-m-ipꜢt

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor)

i-mn:n-Aa15:O45

Daressy, Contribution à l'étude de la XXIe dynastie égyptienne in "Revue Archeologique", 1896/01 (SER3,T28), p. 78
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E1

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

C12A\-C12A-N36:Aa15-O45

Mariette, Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie, II, plate 102b
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E6

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

C12\-C12-N36:m*O45

Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museen zu Berlin, II, p. 212 (7973)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E2

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

C12A\-C12A-N36:S3-i-p:t

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1947), Vol. 1, 66, fig. 1
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E3

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

C12A\-C12A-S3:N36-i-p:O45

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, 174, fig. 64
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E4

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

C12A\-C12A-mr-m&O45

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 135
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E5

Birth name variant

Amen em ipet mery Amun

imn-m-ipꜢt mri-imn

Amun is in Ipet (Luxor), beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:U7-i-mn:n-Aa15:O45

ASAE , 8, 33 (124)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E7

Birth name variant

Nesu-bity, hem netjer tepy en imen-ra nesu netjeru

nsw-bity ḥm-nṯr tpy n imn-rꜤ nsw nṯrw

Dual King and High Priest of Amun-Ra, king of the gods

N6B-nTr-U36-D1:p-n-i-mn:n:ra*Z1-sw-t:Z2-nTr-C12A\-C12A-N36:m*O45

Gauthier, Livre des Rois d'Égypte , III, 292
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 4:E8

Throne + Birth name

Combination of Throne- and Birth-name cartouches
probably only used for a special occasion.

Throne + Birth name

User Maat Ra, Amen em ipet

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ imn-m-ipꜢt

The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra, Amun is in Ipet (Luxor)

ra-C10F\-C12-m&O45

Montet, La Nécropole royale de Tanis (1951), Vol. 2, pl. 135

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): 292–293
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 180–181
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 140