Ay
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ — i͗ti͗-nṯr Ꜥy
- Reign
- 1322 BC–1320 BC
- Dynasty
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdomc. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
- Also known as
- AjaAya
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
5 of 5 documented
Horus Name
2 sources
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 113b+c
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 146-147, 14:H1
2 variants
Horus Name variant A
kꜢ-nḫt ṯḥn-ḫꜤw
The strong bull, the one of glittering crowns
Horus Name variant B
kꜢ-nḫt ṯḥn-ḫprw
The strong bull, the one of dazzling manifestations
Prenomen (Throne Name)
2 sources
- Tomb of Tutankhamun KV62, burial chamber, north wall
- Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography , I, 570 (8:1)
5 variants
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt
Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra, who does what is right
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt
Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra, who does what is right
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant C
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt
Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra, who does what is right
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant D
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt
Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra, who does what is right
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant E
ḫpr-ḫprw-rꜤ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt
Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra, who does what is right
Nomen (Birth Name)
2 sources
- The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 18, 50-52
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 146-147, 14:E2
1 variant
Nomen (Birth Name) variant A
i͗t-nṯr Ꜥy nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-wꜢst
God's father, Ay, God and ruler of Thebes
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
Golden Horus Name
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