Darius I
Reign of Darius I |
AE Chronology | 521–486 |
von Beckerath | 522–486 |
Shaw | 522–486 |
Dodson | 521–486 |
Redford | 521–486 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
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 (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 (1999), 220-221, 2:H2
Nebty name
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
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 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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (1999), 220-221, 2:E8
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
Author | Greek | Transliteration | Transcription | Reign |
Africanus xxvii, 2 |
Δαρειος |
Dareios |
Darius |
36 years |
Eusebius xxvii, 3 |
Δαρειος |
Dareios |
Darius |
36 years |
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 220–221
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): 140–150
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 168