Ptolemy IV

Horus Name

ḥnw-ḳni͗ sḫꜤi͗.n-sw-i͗t.f“The strong youth whose father has allowed him to appear”

▶2 sources

• ·Deir el-Medina temple
• ·Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 16a

Prenomen (Throne Name)

i͗wꜤ-n-nṯrwi͗-mnḫwi͗ stp.n-ptḥ wsr-kꜢ-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-n-i͗mn"The heir of the two potent gods, chosen by Ptah, the strong one of the ka of Ra, the living image of Amun"

▶3 sources

• ·Karnak monolithic temple remains
• ·Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 15c
• ·Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 236-237, 4:T

Nomen (Birth Name)

ptwlmi͗s Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mri-Ꜣst"Ptolemy, living forever, beloved of Isis"

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name

wr-pḥti͗ mnḫ-i͗b-ḫr-nṯrw-nbw nḏti͗-n-ḥnmmt"Whose might is great, whose heart is beneficial with all the Gods, who is the savior of mankind"

Golden Horus Name

swḏꜢ-bꜢḳt sḥḏ-gsw-prw smn-hpw-mi͗ ḏḥwti-ꜤꜢ-ꜤꜢ nb-ḥbw-sd-mi͗-ptḥ-tꜢ-ṯnn i͗ty-mi͗-rꜤ"Who has kept Baqet safe by illuminating the temples and establishing laws like the twice-great Thoth, possessor of Sed festivals like Ptah Tatenen and a sovereign like Ra"

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