Piye
Also known as: Piankhi, Piankhy, Pije, Pianchy |
Dynasty XXV |
Reign of Piye |
AE Chronology | 753–723 |
von Beckerath | 746–713 |
Shaw | 747–716 |
Dodson | 752–717 |
Arnold | 747–716 |
Grimal | 747–716 |
Redford | 735–712 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht kha em Nepet
kꜢ-nḫt ḫꜤi-m-npt
The strong bull who has appeared in Napata
E1:D40-xa:a-m-n:p-mw-O39:O49
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Horus name variant A
Sehotep tawy fy
sḥtp-tꜢwi.fi
The one who has satisfied his Two Lands
s-Htp:t*p-N17:N17:f
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14h
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H1
Horus name variant B
Ka tawy fy
kꜢ-tꜢwi.fi
The bull of his Two Lands
E1-N17:N17:f
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H2
Horus name variant C
Ka nakht kha em Waset
kꜢ-nḫt ḫꜤi-m-wꜢst
The strong bull who has appeared in Thebes
E1:D40-xa-m-R19-t:O49
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:H3
Nebty name
Heqa Kemet
ḥḳꜢ-kmt
Ruler of Egypt
HqA-q:I6-m-t:O49
Obelisk fragment Khartoum 462
Fontes historiae Nubiorum, I, 54
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 192
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:N
Nebty name variant A
Wah nesyt mi Ra em pet
wꜢḥ-nsyt mi-rꜤ-m-pt
Enduring of kingship like Ra in heaven
V29-sw-t-i-i-mi-m&ra-p*t:pt
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Golden Horus name
Djeser khau, sekhem pehty, ankh her-neb en maef mi akhty
ḏsr-ḫꜤw sḫm-pḥty Ꜥnḫ ḥr-nb n mꜢ.f mi Ꜣḫty
Sacred of appearances, powerful and strong...
Dsr:xa-sxm-F9-F9-anx-D2:nb-A1-n:U3:f-mi-Axt:t-A41
Piye stela No. 26 from Gebel Barkal
Reisner, Inscribed Monuments from Gebel Barkal, ZÄS 66 (1931): 90
Throne name
User maat Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ
The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra
ra-wsr-U1-Aa11:a:t#12
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T1
Throne name variant A
User maat Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ
The strong one belonging to the Maat of Ra
ra-wsr-mAa:t
Pierret, Recueil d'inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre, I, 45 (C 187)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T2
Throne name variant B
Snefer Ra
snfr-rꜤ
The one whom Ra made perfect
ra-s-nfr-f:r
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), V, 14L
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:T3
Birth name
Pierret, Recueil d'inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre, I, 45 (C 187)
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E1
Birth name variant A
Lefebvre, Le grand prêtre d’Amon, Harmakhis, et deux reines de la XXVe dynastie, ASAE 25 (1925): 29
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E2
Birth name variant B
Piye mery Amun
piy mri-imn
Piye, beloved of Amun
i-mn:n:N36-p-anx-i-i
Triumph stela of Piye (Cairo Museum JE 48862, 47086-47089)
Formerly transliterated as Piankhy.
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 206-207, 3:E3
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 206–207
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): 2–4, 24–28
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 160–162