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Hieroglyph from Alexander the Great's nomen

Alexander the Great

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stp.n-rꜤ mri͗-i͗mn — Ꜥlksindrs

Conquered Egypt in 332 BC, founded Alexandria, and was recognised as pharaoh.

Reign: 332 BC–323 BC
Dynasty: Argead Dynasty
Period: Ptolemaicc. 332 BC – 30 CE
Also known as: Alexander III of Macedon

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Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented

Horus Name

mk-kmt“The guardian of Egypt”

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 4c
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 232-233, 1:H1

4 variants

Horus Name variant A

ḥḳꜢ-ḳni͗

The brave ruler

Horus Name variant B

ḥḳꜢ-ḳni͗ tkn-ḫꜢswt

The brave ruler who has attacked foreign lands

Horus Name variant C

ḥḳꜢ ḥḳꜢw nw tꜢ (r) ḏr=f

The ruler of the rulers of the entire land

Horus Name variant D

ṯmꜢ-Ꜥ

The sturdy-armed one

Prenomen (Throne Name)

stp.n-rꜤ mri͗-i͗mn"Chosen by Ra and beloved of Amun"

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 4b
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 232-233, 1:T1

Nomen (Birth Name)

Ꜥlksindrs"Alexandros (Alexander)"

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 4c
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 232-233, 1:E1

1 variant

Nomen (Birth Name) variant A

Ꜥlksndrs

Alexandros (Alexander)

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name

mꜢi͗ wr-pḥty iṯ ḏww tꜢw ḫꜢswt"The lion, great of might, who takes possession of mountains, lands, and deserts"

Golden Horus Name

kꜢ [nḫt] ḫwi BꜢḳ[t] ḥḳꜢ wꜢḏ(-wr) šnw n itn"The (strong) bull who protects Egypt, the ruler of the sea and of what the sun encircles"

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