Psamtik III in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

  The Dual King Ankh ka en Ra  Son of Ra Psemtek

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

Ankh ka en Ra

Ꜥnḫ-kꜢ-n-rꜤ

The living one is the (very) ka of Ra

ra-anx-kA:n

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 275f+g
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 218-219, 6:T1

Throne name variant

Ankh ka Ra

Ꜥnḫ-kꜢ-rꜤ

The living one is the (very) ka of Ra

ra-anx-kA

Brugsch, Thesaurus inscriptionum Aegyptiacarum, IV, 637 (3-4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 218-219, 6:T2

Birth name

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

Birth name

Psemtek

psmtk

Psamtik

p-s-m-T:k

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 275f+g
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 218-219, 6:E

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): 131–132
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 218–219
• Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 167