Nero

Also known as: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Roman Emperors


Reign of Nero
54–68

 

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name
Horus name of Nero: Tjemaa hui khasut, wer nakhtu Baqet, heqa heqau, setep en Nenu merur
Tjemaa hui khasut, wer nakhtu Baqet, heqa heqau, setep en Nenu merur
ṯmꜢ-Ꜥ ḥwi-ḫꜢswt wr-nḫw-bꜢḳt ḥḳꜢ-ḥḳꜢw stp-n-nnw-mrwr
The sturdy-armed one who struck the foreign lands, victorious for Egypt, ruler or rulers, chosen of Nun who loves him
d:U2*1:a-A24-N25:Z2-wr:r-n:xt:x*D54-D10-HqA-HqA-HqA-stp:n-nw*nw*nw:N1-N36:Z9*r
Weill, Parthénios fils de Paminis, prostatès d’Isis à Koptos, ASAE 12 (1912): 15
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:H1
Horus name variant
Horus name of Nero: Tjemaa hui khasut
Tjemaa hui khasut
ṯmꜢ-Ꜥ hwi-ḫꜢswt
The sturdy-armed one who struck the foreign lands
T:U2-Z12:N25-t:Z2A
Petrie, Koptos, pl. 22 (3)
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:H2
Throne name
Throne name of Nero: Heqa heqau setep en Ptah mery Aset
Heqa heqau setep en Ptah mery Aset
ḥḳꜢ-ḥḳꜢw stp-n-ptḥ mri-Ꜣst
Ruker of rulers, chosen by Ptah, beloved of Isis
HqA-HqA-Z3-stp:n-C159A\-C102-N36
, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (), IV, 79
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:T1
Autokrator variant
Autokrator of Nero: Autokrator Neron
Autokrator Neron
Emperor Nero
t&A&W-W-g-D153-d:r-A&nw-l-i-nw:y
, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (), IV, 79a
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E7
Kaisaros / Nomen
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant A) of Nero: Neron
Neron
nꜤrwn
Nero
n:a-r:n-1
Lefebvre, Rapport sur les fouilles exécutées à Tehnéh en 1903-1904, ASAE 6: (1905): 146
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E1
Kaisaros / Nomen variant B
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant B) of Nero: Neron
Neron
nꜤrinw
Nero
n:Al-i-nw:y
, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (), Text II, 253α
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E2
Kaisaros / Nomen variant C
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant C) of Nero: Neron Klaudios
Neron Klaudios
nrwt gwizꜢi?
Nero Claudius
n:r:W*t-g:W-i-Aa18-i
Petrie, Koptos, plate XXII
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E3
Kaisaros / Nomen variant D
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant D) of Nero: Neron Klaudios
Neron Klaudios
Nero Claudius
n:A&y-l-i-i-g:r-y:t-i-i-s
Weill, Parthénios fils de Paminis, prostatès d’Isis à Koptos, ASAE 12 (1912): 15
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E5
Kaisaros / Nomen variant E
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant E) of Nero: Neron Klaudios neti khu
Neron Klaudios neti khu
nꜤrn ḳlwtys nti-ḫw
Nero Claudius Augustus
n:a-r:n-q:D153-W:t-i-i-s-x:D237
Lefebvre, Rapport sur les fouilles exécutées à Tehnéh en 1903-1904, ASAE 6: (1905): 146
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E6
Kaisaros / Nomen variant F
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant F) of Nero: Kaisaros Germanikos
Kaisaros Germanikos
kysrs krmnwks
q-i-i-z:D153*H8-q:D153-Aa56-nw*q:z
Lepsius, Hieroglyphische Inschriften in den Oasen von Kargieh und Dakileh, ZÄS 12 (1874): 79
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:T2
Kaisaros / Nomen variant G
Kaisaros / Nomen (variant G) of Nero: Neron Klaudios Kaisaros neti khu
Neron Klaudios Kaisaros neti khu
Neron KlꜤudios KꜤisꜤros ntiḫw
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus
n:l:n-k:r:W*t-z:k:z-i-i-r:z:nw*t*y-D237:Aa1
, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (), IV, 80a
, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (), 254-255, 5:E8

Bibliography


Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 254–255
Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 21 (1917): 62–74

 

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The Royal titulary

The full titulary was announced at the coronation, when a pharaoh officially became king.

Horus
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
Nebty name
The "Two Ladies", the heraldic goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.

Golden Horus
Golden Horus name
Gold was strongly associated with eternity, but the meaning of this title is disputed.

Prenomen
Throne name
(prenomen) Announced at the coronation, and written in a cartouche.

Nomen
Personal name
(nomen) The name given at birth, also written in a cartouche.

Kinglists
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