Cambyses II in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name

The oldest form of the name of a pharaoh, a falcon representing Horus is perched on the palace facade.

Horus name

Sema tawy

smꜢ-tꜢwi

The one who has united the Two Lands

zmA-N16:N16

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, Bibliothèque d'Étude 11 (1936): 35 (4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 1:H

Throne name

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

Throne name

Mesut Ra

mswt-rꜤ

The offspring of Ra

ra-ms-w-U33

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, Bibliothèque d'Étude 11 (1936): 35 (4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 1:T1

Birth names

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

Birth name

Kembud

kmbḏ

Kambus (Cambyses)

k:m-b-w-DA

Hammamat inscription no. 164
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât, MIFAO 34 (1912), 93-94
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 283m
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 1:E2

Birth name variant

Kembud

kmbḏ

Kambus (Cambyses)

k-m-b-i-T:t

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, Bibliothèque d'Étude 11 (1936): 35 (4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 1:E1

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): 136–139
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 220–221
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 167–168