Ptolemy IX
| Also known as: Ptolemaios Soter Lathyrus | Ptolemaic Dynasty |
| Reign of Ptolemy IX | |
|---|---|
| 116–107 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Djoser mesut hena hapu ankh, netjeri kheperu, sensen mesekhen net sa Aset
ḏsr-mswt-ḥnꜤ-ḥpw-Ꜥnḫ nṯri-ḫpr(w) snsn-msḫn(t)-nt-zꜢ-Ꜣst
Distinguished through his birth together with the living Apis, godlike at conception, twin in his birthplace with the son of Isis
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First reign
Dumichen, Altägyptische Tempelinschriften, I, plate CIV
deRouge, Inscriptions et notices recueillies a Edfou, I, plate XLIII
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 870
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:H1
Dumichen, Altägyptische Tempelinschriften, I, plate CIV
deRouge, Inscriptions et notices recueillies a Edfou, I, plate XLIII
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 870
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:H1
Horus name variant
Ka nakht ity pesedj em tameri mi hapu ankh, redj enef habu-sed ashau weru mi Ptah-Tatenen it netjeru
kꜢ-nḫt ity-psḏ-m-tꜢmri-mi-ḥpw-Ꜥnḫ rdi-n.f-ḥꜢbw-sd-ꜤšꜢw-wrw-mi-ptḥ-tꜢṯnn-it-nṯrw
The strong bull and sovereign
who shines in Ta-mery like the living Apis bull, whom has been given many Sed festivals like Ptah Ta-tjenen, and father of the gods
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Second reign
Gauthier, Le livre des Rois d'Egypte, IV, 359 (XLV)
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 871
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:H2
Gauthier, Le livre des Rois d'Egypte, IV, 359 (XLV)
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 871
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:H2
Nebty name
Sekha su mutef her nesut itef iti tawy em Maat-kheru
sḫꜤi-sw-mwt.f-ḥr-nst-it.f iṯi-tꜢwi m mꜢꜤ-ḫrw
The one whose mother placed on the throne of his father, who has siezed the inheritance of the Two Lands in justification
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First reign
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 870
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 73
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:N1
Brugsch, Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegypticarum, V, 870
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 73
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:N1
Nebty name variant
Wer pehty khenti-she neheh semen hepu mi Djehuti-aa
wr-pḥti ḫnti-š-nḥḥ smn-hpw-mi-ḏḥwti-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ
wr:r-F9*F9:Z9:D40-W17A-N37A:N36-H-ra-H-s-U32-h:p-H27:Z2-mi-G191B-O29v-O29v
Second reign
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 359 (XLV)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:N2
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 359 (XLV)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 240-241, 9:N2
Nebty name variant
Wer pehty sekhem wadj-wer iti iwa tawy em Maat-kheru, menkh-ib kher netjeru remetju
wr-pḥti sḫm-WꜢḏ-wr iti-iwꜤ-tꜢwi-m-mꜢꜤ-ḫrw mnḫ-ib-ḫr-nṯrw-rmṯw
wr:r-F9*F9:Z9:D40-Dsr-M14-wr:N36-V15-F44-xpr:N21-xpr:N21-Aa15:Sw*P8-mnx-ib:1-N37A:r-G7&3
Second reign
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 358 (XLII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:H3
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 358 (XLII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:H3
Golden Horus name
Neb ta mery, heqaef em haau neb habu-sed mi Tatenen it netjeru nesut ity semen hepu mi Djehuti-aa
nb-tꜢmri ḥḳꜢ.f-m-ḥꜤꜤw nb-ḥꜢbw-sd-mi-tꜢṯnn-it-nṯrw-nsyt(?) ity-smn-hpw-mi-ḏḥwti-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ
Lord of Egypt who rules in joy, the lord of the Sed festival like Ptah-Tatenen, king of the Gods, who determines the laws like the great god Thoth
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First reign
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 73
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:G1
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 73
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:G1
Golden Horus name variant
Shesep ta mery, heqaef em haau, neb habu-sed ashau weru mi itef Ptah-Tatenen semsu netjeru, shesepenef nesyt en Ra em qenu nekhet ity wedja Maat semen hepu mi Djehuti-aa
šzp-tꜢmri ḥḳꜢ.f-m-ḥꜤꜤw nb-ḥꜢbw-sd-ꜤšꜢw-wrw-mi-it.f-Ptḥ-tꜢṯnn-smsw-nṯrw šzp.n.f-nsyt-n-rꜤ-m-ḳnw-nḫt (ity-wḏꜤ-MꜢꜤt smn-hpw-mi-ḏḥwti-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ)
Who, seizing Egypt, rules in joy, the lord of many great Sed festivals like his father Ptah-Tatenen, the oldest of the Gods
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Second reign
Chassinat, le Temple d'Edfou, V, 5
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:G2
Chassinat, le Temple d'Edfou, V, 5
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:G2
Throne name
Iwa netjer menekh netjeret meret mutes nedjet setep en Ptah iri maat Ra sekhem ankh Amun
iwꜤ-(n)-nṯr-mnḫ-nṯrt-mr(t)-mwt.s-nḏt(t) stp.n-ptḥ iri-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-imn
The heir of the Beneficient God and the Goddess who loves her mother and who saves, the chosen of Ptah, who brings forth the order of Ra, the living image of Amun
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First reign
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), IV, 42c
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T1
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), IV, 42c
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T1
Throne name variant
Iwa netjer menekh netjeret meret mutes nedjet setep en Ptah, ir Maat Ra sekhem ankh Amun
iwꜤ-(n)-nṯr-mnḫ-nṯrt-mr(t)-mwt.s-nḏt(t) stp.n-ptḥ iri-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-imn
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First reign
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), Text IV, 108α
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T2
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), Text IV, 108α
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T2
Throne name variant
Iwa netjer menekh netjeret Meret mutes nedjet setep en Ptah, iri Maat Ra sekhem ankh Amun
iwꜤ-(n)-nṯr-mnḫ-nṯrt-mr(t)-mwt.s-nḏt(t) stp.n-ptḥ iri-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-imn
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First reign
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 72
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 360 (XLVIII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T3
Daressy, Note sur des bas-reliefs du temple de Deir el-Médineh, BIFAO 6, 72
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 360 (XLVIII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T3
Throne name variant
Iwa aanetjeru menekhu setep en Ptah iri Maat Ra sekhem ankh Amun
iwꜤ-ꜤꜢ-(n)-nṯrwi-mnḫwi stp-n-ptḥ iri-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-n-imn
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Second reign
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 358 (XLII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T4
Gauthier, Le Livre des Rois d'Égypte, IV, 358 (XLII A)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:T4
Birth name
Ptolemys, ankh djet mery Ptah
ptwlmis Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mri-ptḥ
Ptolemaios, living forever, beloved of Ptah
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Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), IV, 42c
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:E
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 242-243, 9:E
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
| Greek | Transliteration | Transcription |
|---|---|---|
| Πτολεμαιος Σωτηρ Λαθυρος | Ptolemaios Sōtēr Láthuros | Ptolemy Soter Lathyros |
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 240–243
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 20 (1915): 346–365
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 183–185
The Royal titulary
The full titulary was announced at the coronation, when a pharaoh officially became king.
Horus name
The oldest form of a pharaoh's name, often enclosed in a serekh, a sort of "heraldic crest" representing a palace facade.
Nebty name
The "Two Ladies", the heraldic goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.
Golden Horus name
Gold was strongly associated with eternity, but the meaning of this title is disputed.
Throne name
(prenomen) Announced at the coronation, and written in a cartouche.
Personal name
(nomen) The name given at birth, also written in a cartouche.
Kinglists
- Turin king list
223 kings – Dynasty 19 - Abydos Canon
76 kings – Dynasty 19 - Saqqara Canon
58 kings – Dynasty 19 - Karnak Canon
61 kings – Dynasty 18 - Comparing the canons
Abydos, Saqqara and Karnak - Ramesseum Canon
Ramesses II Mortuary Temple - Medinet Habu Canon
Ramesses III Mortuary Temple
Ancient historians
- Herodotus
450 BC – Histories - Manetho
250 BC – Aegyptiaca - Diodorus
50 BC – Bibliotheca Historica - Josephus
100 CE – Against Apion - Africanus
220 CE – Chronographai - Eusebius
325 CE – Chronicon - Jerome
380 CE – Chronicon - Syncellus
800 CE – Egloga Chronographai - Eratosthenes
Probably a forgery (date unknown) - Comparing the sources
Transmission of Manetho
by Africanus et. al.
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