Osorkon I in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus Ka nakht mery Ra redjen su Itemu her nesetef er gereg tawy  The Dual King Sekhem kheper Ra  Son of Ra Userken mery Amun

Horus names

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

Horus name

Ka nakht mery Ra redjen su Itemu her nesetef er gereg tawy

kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤ rdi.n-s(w)-itm-ḥr-nst.f-r-grg-tꜢwi

The strong bull beloved of Ra, whom

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Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:H1

Horus name variant

Ka nakht mery Ra redjen su Itemu her nesetef er gereg tawy

kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤ rdi.n-s(w)-itm-ḥr-nst.f-r-grg-tꜢwi

The strong bull beloved of Ra, whom Atum put on his throne in order to establish the Two Lands

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Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:H2

Nebty name

The “Two Ladies”, the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.

Nebty name

Saa kheperu wer biaut

sꜤꜢ-ḫprw wr-biꜢwt

The one who has magnified (his) manifestations is one great of marvels

s-aA:a-xpr:r-W-A53-wr:r-U16-Y1:Z2

Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:N

Golden Horus name

Horus perched on Gold, which was associated with eternity, but its meaning is disputed.

Golden Horus name

Nakht khepesh der pedjut 9

nḫt ḫpš dr-pḏt-9

The strong-armed one who has repelled the Nine Bows, the sovereign who has seized all lands

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Donation Stela, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 10.176.42
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:G1

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

Sekhem kheper Ra

sḫm-ḫpr-rꜤ

The powerful one is a manifestation of Ra

ra-sxm-xpr

A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F.G. Hilton Price, no. 1740
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:T2

Throne name variant

Sekhem kheper Ra, setep en Ra

sḫm-ḫpr-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ

The powerful one is a manifestation of Ra, chosen by Ra

ra-sxm-xpr-stp&n&ra

Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
The Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, (OIP 74), plate 14
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:T1

Birth names

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

Birth name

Userken mery Amun

wsrkn mri-imn

Osorkon, beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:N36-wA-Aa18-r:k:n

The Epigraphic Survey, The Bubastite portal, (OIP 74), plate 14
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:E1

Birth name variant

Userken mery Amun

wsr-kn mri-imn

Osorkon, beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:N36-wA-Aa18-i-r:k:n

Naville, Bubastis, plate XLI (D)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:E2

Birth name variant

Userken

wsrkn

Osorkon

wA\-Aa18-r:k:N17

Posener, Malinine, Vercoutter, Catalogue des steles du Serapeum de Memphis, no. 31
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 184-185, 2:E3

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): 324–332
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 184–185
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 145–146