Hieroglyph from Cleopatra VII's nomen

Cleopatra VII

ḳliwpꜢdrꜢ nṯrt mr(t)-i͗t.s

The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom — fluent in nine languages, allied with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Reign
51 BC–30 BC
Dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
Period
Ptolemaicc. 332 BC – 30 CE
Also known as
KleopatraCleopatra

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

2 of 5 documented
G36D21
V30F35F35F35
H2Aa1
O22
wr(t)-nb(t)-nfrw Ꜣḫ(t)-zḥThe great Lady of perfection, excellent in counsel
2 sources
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 65a
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 244-245, 13:H1
1 variant

Horus Name variant A

D21
X1Z7X1
A53
N35
X2X1
O34

wr.t-twt-n-i͗t.s

The great one and the (very) image of her father

N29E23
Z7Q3
D46D21
G1
X1H8
X1R8
X1H8
R7X1
O34N36
ḳliwpꜢdrꜢ nṯrt mr(t)-i͗t.s"The goddess Cleopatra who is beloved of her father"
2 sources
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 65a
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 244-245, 13:E1

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