Psusennes II in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

  The Dual King Tit kheperu Ra, setep en Ra  Son of Ra Pa seba kha en niut, mery Amun

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

Tit kheperu Ra, setep en Ra

tit-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ

The (very) image of the manifestations of Ra, chosen by Ra

ra:D17-xpr-Z3-stp&n&ra

Amélineau, Les nouvelles fouilles d'Abydos, III-1, 146
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7:T1

Throne name variant

Tit kheperu Ra, setep en Ra

tit-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ

The (very) image of the manifestations of Ra, chosen by Ra

ra:D17-xpr-w:Z2-stp&n&ra

Orientalia 63 (1994): 85
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7:T2

Birth names

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

Birth name

Pa seba kha en niut, mery Amun

pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤi-n-nwit mri-imn

The star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes), beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:N36-G40-N14-xa:n:O49

Mariette-Bey, Karnak étude topographique et archéologique, Planches, plate 41
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7:E1

Birth name variant

Hor Pa seba kha en niut

ḥr-pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤi-n-niwt

The star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes)

G5-G40-N14*xa:n-O49

Petrie, A History of Egypt, III, p. 226, fig. 93
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7:E4

Birth name variant

Hor Pa seba kha en niut, mery Amun

ḥr-pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤi-n-niwt-mri-imn

Horus, the star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes), beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:N36-G5&p-dwA:t-xa:O49

Lepsius, Auswahl der wichstigen urkunden des aegyptischen..., 15a
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7:E2

Birth name variant

Hor Pa seba kha en niut, mery Amun

ḥr-pꜢ-sbꜢ-ḫꜤi-n-niwt-mri-imn

Horus, the star who has appeared in Niut (Thebes), beloved of Amun

i-mn:n:N36-G5&p-dwA-xa:O49

Orientalia 63 (1994): 85
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 180-181, 7: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): 301–302
• 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: 141