Claudius in hieroglyphs

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name

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

Horus name

Ka nakht djed iakh shu (em) Akhet

kꜢ-nḫt ḏd-iꜢḫ-šw-(m)-Ꜣḫt

The strong bull of the stable moon on the horizon?

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Petrie, Athribis, plate XXIV
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 254-255, 4:H1

Kaisaros

The Greek title Kaisaros is the equivalent of the Latin title Caesar.
It was always written in a cartouche.

Kaisaros

Tiberios Klaudios

tibrws krwdis?

Tiberius Claudius

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Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, Text II, 199
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 254-255, 4:E1

Autokrator

The Greek epithet Autokrator is the equivalent of the Latin epithet Imperator (Commander).
It was always written in the cartouche.

Autokrator

Autokrator heqa heqau mery Aset Ptah

Ꜣwtkrtr ḥḳꜢ-ḥḳꜢw mri-Ꜣst-ptḥ

Emperor and ruler of rulers, beloved of Isis and Ptah

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Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, Text II, 240
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 254-255, 4:T1

Bibliography

• Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 21 (1917): 47–62
• Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 254–255