Darius I in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus Menekh ib  The Dual King Setut Ra  Son of Ra Deriush

Horus names

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

Horus name

Menekh ib

mnḫ-ib

The one splendid of mind

mn:n:x*ib

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:H1

Horus name variant

Wer neb mery Shemau

wr-nb-mri-šmꜤw

Chieftain and Lord, beloved of Upper Egypt

A21A-nb-M162-i*i:N36

Counterweight (Cairo Museum JE 37050)
ASAE , 8, 51
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:H2

Nebty name

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

Nebty name

null

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zA&1-i-mn:n-A40A-s-t:p-stp&n-C2B-m-F26:n-W24&w-pr\70:1-i-f:d:a:4-s-n:Z2

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 38
Hibis Temple exterior, west wall

Golden Horus name

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

Golden Horus name

null

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nb:t-?:?:?-Z3-mr-i-i-R8A-Z3-R8-t:r-t:H8-A40-Z3-nb:Z2-W24:1-N16:U7\:r-i-rnp-O49:O49-Z3

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 38
Hibis Temple exterior, west wall

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

Setut Ra

stwt-rꜤ

Progeny of Ra

ra-s-t:t-w

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 48
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:T1

Throne name variant A

Mery Amun-Ra

mry imn-rꜤ

–

C2A\-C12A-N36-i-i

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 45
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:T2

Throne name variant B

Mery Amun-Ra, neb Hebet, netjer aa, nakht khepesh

mri-imn-rꜤ nb-ḥbt nṯr-ꜤꜢ nḫt-ḫpš

Beloved of Amun-Ra, Lord of Hibis, the great god, the one strong of arm

i-mn:n:ra*Z1-k:O4A-b-t:O49-aAv-nTr-F12A-D40:xpS-N36

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 9
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:T3

Throne name variant C

Mery Amun, [neb] Hebet, user nakht khepesh

mri-imn [nb]-ḥbt wsr-nḫt-ḫpš

Beloved of Amun, [Lord of] Hibis, the one strong of arm

i-mn:n-O4A&b-t:O49-wsr-r:D40-xpS:N36

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 32

Throne name variant D

Mery Amun, [neb] Hebet, user nakht khepesh

mri-imn [nb]-ḥbt wsr-nḫt-ḫpš

Beloved of Amun, [Lord of] Hibis, the one strong of arm

i-mn:n-O4A&b-t:O49-F12A-s-r:D40-xpS:N36

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 32

Birth names

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

Birth name

Deriush

driwš

Darius

ini-ti-E23-i-i-Ar-M8A

Davies, The Temple of Hibis in el Khargeh Oasis (1953), III, pl. 9, passim
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E6

Birth name variant A

Deriush

driwš

Darius

N17:E23-wA-M8

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 37 (5)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E1

Birth name variant B

Deriush

driwš

Darius

N17:r-w-M8A

Hammamat inscription no. 14
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât, MIFAO 34 (1912), 39
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E2

Birth name variant C

Deriush

driwš

Darius

N17:E23-i-i-w-M8A

Bronze plaque (Cairo Museum JE 38050)

Birth name variant D

Deriush

driwš

Darius

T:r-i-i-w-M8A

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 93 (13)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E3

Birth name variant E

Deriush

driwš

Darius

ini-N17:r-w-M8A

Hammamat inscription no. 186
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât, MIFAO 34 (1912), 96
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E4

Birth name variant F

Deriush

driwš

Darius

ini-ti-E23-M8A

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 130 (35)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E5

Birth name variant G

Deriush

driwš

Darius

ini-ti-M20-E23-M8A

Stela of Pedusiri-pare kneeling before Darius I (Berlin, ÄM 7493)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E7

Birth name variant H

Deriush

driwš

Darius

n:d-rw-E9:T\

Posener, La premiere domination Perse en Egypte, 21 (E)
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 220-221, 2:E8

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): 140–150
• 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: 168