Ptolemy VIII
i͗wꜤ-n-nṯrwi-prwi͗ stp.n-ptḥ i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫm-Ꜥnḫ-n-i͗mn — ptwlmi͗s Ꜥnḫ-ḏt mri͗-ptḥ
- Reign
- Several non-consecutive periods
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Period
- Ptolemaicc. 332 BC – 30 CE
- Also known as
- Ptolemaios Euergetes Physcon
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
5 of 5 documented
Horus Name
2 sources
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 39b
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 240-241, 8:H1
2 variants
Horus Name variant A
ḥwnw ḥkn.tw-ḥr-nst-i͗t.f ti͗t-ḏsr(t)-nt-nsw-nṯrw stp-n-i͗mn-ḏs.f
The youthful one, about whose father’s throne one is joyful, the sacred image of the king of the gods, chosen by Atum himself
Horus Name variant B
ḥwnw ḥri͗-tp-pḏt zꜢ-wsi͗ri͗ msi͗-n-Ꜣst šzp-n.f-nsyt-rꜤ-mꜤ-i͗t.f
The youthful one, leader of the Nine Bows, the son of Osiris, whom Isis has borne, who has received for himself the kingship of Ra from his father’s hand
Prenomen (Throne Name)
Nomen (Birth Name)
2 sources
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 36d
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 240-241, 8:E
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
2 sources
- Edfu small temple
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, IV, 37c
Golden Horus Name
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