Cambyses II in hieroglyphs

The first pharaoh of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty, a.k.a. Kabūjiya

Precedessor
Psamtik III

Successor
Darius I

Reign of Cambyses II
525–522
Dodson525–522
Manetho (Africanus)6 years
Manetho (Eusebius)3 years

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name

Horus name

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

Horus name
Horus name
Sema tawy
smꜢ-tꜢwꞽ
The one who has united the Two Lands
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

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
Mesut Ra
Mesut Ra
mswt-rꜤ
The offspring of Ra
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

Nomen or birth name

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

Birth name
Kembud
Kembud
kmbḏ
Kambus (Cambyses)
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
Kembud
kmbḏ
Kambus (Cambyses)
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

AuthorGreekTranscriptionReign
Africanus xxvii, 1 Καμβυσης Cambyses 6 years
Eusebius xxvii, 1 Καμβυσης Cambyses 3 years

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
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