Necho I in hieroglyphs

The first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, a.k.a. Nekao I

Precedessor
Tenutamen

Successor
Psamtik I
Reign of Necho I
Shaw672–664
Manetho (Eusebius)8 years

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne name

Prenomen or 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
Men kheper Ra
Men kheper Ra
mn-ḫpr-rꜤ
The established one of the manifestation of Ra
Petrie, Scarabs and cylinders with names, LIV, (25.5.1)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 212-213, f:T

Birth name

Nomen or birth name

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

Birth name
Nekau
Nekau
nkꜢw
Who belongs to the kas
Petrie, Scarabs and cylinders with names, LIV, (25.5.1)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 212-213, f:E

The sources of antiquity

From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity

AuthorGreekTranscriptionReign
Eusebius xxvi, 4 Νεχαω Nechao 8 years
Herodotus 152.1 Νεκων Necon

Bibliography

  • Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 212–213
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