Ptolemy II
wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ mri͗-i͗mn — wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ mri͗-i͗mn
- Reign
- 288 BC–246 BC
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Period
- Ptolemaicc. 332 BC – 30 CE
- Also known as
- Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
5 of 5 documented
Horus Name
3 sources
- Qus monolith
- Champollion, Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, notices descriptives, II, 293-4
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 7g; Text IV 257-8
Prenomen (Throne Name)
4 sources
- Qus monolith
- Champollion, Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, notices descriptives, II, 293-4
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 7g; Text IV 257-8
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 234-235, 2:T3
Nomen (Birth Name)
1 source
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 234-235, 2:T4
1 variant
Nomen (Birth Name) variant A
ptwlmi͗s
Ptolemaios
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
3 sources
- Temple of Isis, Philae (room K 51)
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 7c; Text IV, 160
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 234-235, 2:N
1 variant
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A
wr-pḥti
Great of strength
Golden Horus Name
3 sources
- Qus monolith
- Champollion, Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, notices descriptives, II, 293-4
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 7g; Text IV 257-8
3 variants
Golden Horus Name variant A
sḫꜤi͗-sw i͗t.f
Whose father enthroned him
Golden Horus Name variant B
sḫꜤi͗-sw i͗t.f
Whose father enthroned him
Golden Horus Name variant C
sḫꜤi͗-sw i͗t.f
Whose father enthroned him
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