Hieroglyph from Ramesses II's nomen

Ramesses II

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ — rꜤ-msi-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Known as Ramesses the Great — the most celebrated pharaoh. Reigned ~66 years, signed history's first known peace treaty, and built Abu Simbel.

Reign
1279 BC–1213 BC
Dynasty
Nineteenth Dynasty
Period
New Kingdomc. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
Also known as
Rameses IIRamses IIOzymandias

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented
E1D40
C2U6
kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤThe strong bull, beloved of Ra
3 sources
  • Place de la Concorde obelisk North right column
  • Rosellini, I Monumenti dell' Egitto e della Nubia, IV-1, plate CXVII a
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 152-153, 3:H3
52 variants

Horus Name variant A

E1D40
N5Z1
A40N36

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-rꜤ

The strong bull, beloved of Ra

Horus Name variant B

E1D40
N5Z1
A40U6M17M17

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-rꜤ

The strong bull, beloved of Ra

Horus Name variant C

E1D40
C2U6
Q3Q3
X1X1
D40

kꜢ-nḫt-mri͗-rꜤ ptpt-ḫꜢswt-nb(w)t ḫr-ṯbwt.f

Strong bull, beloved of Ra, who has trampled all the foreign countries under his sandals

Horus Name variant D

E1D40
C10AU6

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-mꜢꜤt

The strong bull, beloved of Maat

Horus Name variant E

E1D40
Aa11vX1
C10AN36

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-mꜢꜤt

The strong bull, beloved of Maat

Horus Name variant F

E1D40
Aa11vX1
C10AU6M17M17

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-mꜢꜤt

The strong bull, beloved of Maat

Horus Name variant G

E1D40
U6M17M17
Aa11vX1
C10A

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-mꜢꜤt

The strong bull, beloved of Maat

Horus Name variant H

E1D40
C10AU6
V30O23D
Z3W19
X1I9Z1I9
Q3X1
V28C18C

kꜢ-nḫt mri͗-mꜢꜤt nb-ḥꜢbw-sd-mi͗-i͗t.f-ptḥ-tꜢṯnn

The strong bull, beloved of Maat, possessor of Sed festivals like his father Ptah-Tatenen

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N5F12C10A
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ"The justice of Ra is powerful, chosen of Ra"
3 sources
  • Saqqara Canon no. 1
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 154-155, 3:T9
13 variants

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A

N5C177

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ

The justice of Ra is powerful, chosen of Ra

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B

N5F12H6

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ

The justice of Ra is powerful, chosen of Ra

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant C

C59A

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp-n-rꜤ

The justice of Ra is powerful, chosen of Ra

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant D

N5C178
N5D17

esr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ ti͗t-rꜤ

The justice of Ra is powerful, the (very) image of Ra

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant E

N5C178
N5

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ ti͗t-rꜤ

The justice of Ra is powerful, the (very) image of Ra

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant F

N5F12C10A
V30F23

The justice of Ra is powerful, posessor of a strong arm/sword

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant G

N5F12C10A
O34V30
F23

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ nb-ḫpš

The justice of Ra is powerful, posessor of a strong arm/sword

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant H

N5C178S38N29R19

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-wꜢst

The justice of Ra is powerful, ruler of Thebes

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M17
Y5N35N36
N5Z1
F31S29M23
rꜤ-msi-sw mri͗-i͗mn"Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun"
2 sources
  • Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions , II, 337
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 154-155, 3:E2
14 variants

Nomen (Birth Name) variant A

C59C12I
N36
F31S29S29

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant B

M17
Y5N35N36
C2F31S29M23

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant C

N5M17
Y5N35U7
F31S29
M23

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant D

N5C12F31S29S29U6

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant E

M17
Y5N35N36
C2A
F31S29
O34

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant F

N5M17
Y5N35N36
F31S29S29

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant G

U6C12C2F31S29M23

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

Nomen (Birth Name) variant H

M17
Y5N35N36
C2AF31
O34O34

rꜤ-msi͗-sw mri͗-i͗mn

Ramesses (Ra has fashioned him), beloved of Amun

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G20
V31I6
X1O49
G45
I9Z7D40
N25
X1Z2
mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt"Protector of Egypt who curbs foreign lands"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 152-153, 3:N1
9 variants

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A

Aa15D36V31
I6
X1O49
G45
I9D40
N25
X1Z2
C2F31S29R8A
W11D21
U17Y1
N17N17
N21N21

mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt rꜤ-msi͗-nṯrw grg-tꜢwi͗

Protector of Egypt, who has subdued foreign lands, Ra whom the gods have borne, the founder of the Two Lands

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant B

G20
V31I6
X1O49
G45
I9D40
N25N25N25

mk kmt wꜤf ḫꜢswt

Protector of Egypt, who has subdued foreign lands

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant C

S29
O42BQ3
A53R8
X1D21Z4
Y1N35
L1D21
A41

šzp-nṯri͗-n-ḫpri͗

The divine image of Khepri

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant D

G36D21
F7X1
G20
V31I6
X1O49

wr-šfi͗y.t mk-kmt

Great of majesty, the Protector of Egypt

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant E

V71A28Y1v
D2X1
Aa11vX1
C10W19
N27
X1Z4
O1O1

ḥꜤi͗-ḥr-mꜢꜤt-mi͗-Ꜣḫti͗

Who has rejoiced in Maat like Horakhty

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant F

S29
Y5N35
Aa1U22
Y1
Y5
W24W24W24
Aa15
O45O1
M24
X1Z1
N35X1I9
M17
Y5N35
X8M23G43
D2X1
W11O1
I9

smnḫ mnw m ipt-rsy(t) n it.f imn di sw ḥr nst.f

Who has made monuments splendid in Ipet-Resyt for his father Amun who put him on the throne

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant G

D34
D40N35
C11
Z1Z1
E22S42

ꜤḥꜢ n ḥḥw mꜢi sḫm-ib

Who has fought for millions, a stout-hearted lion

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant H

D34
D40
D2Z1
F23D40I9
Aa15D36V31
A12Z3
I9

ꜤḥꜢ ḥr ḫpš.f mk mšꜤw.f

Who has fought with his strong arm, the protector of his armies

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F12S29M4M4M4
O29vD40Z2
wsr-rnpwt ꜤꜢ-nḫtw"Rich in years, great in victories"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 154-155, 3:G1a
12 variants

Golden Horus Name variant A

F12S29M4M4M4O29vM23M17M17
X1Z1
W19M17
X1U15Aa15
A304M17U33M17M17A23AF31S29A17R8
A40Z1
S29
L1D21
M13M13

wsr-rnpwt ꜤꜢ-nsyt mi itmw ity ms nṯrw sḫpr tꜢwy

Rich in years and great of kingship like Atum, the sovereign whom the gods fashioned, the one who has fostered the Two Lands

Golden Horus Name variant B

F12
F23N36N17N17

wsr-ḫpš mri͗-tꜢwi͗

Strong of might, beloved of the Two Lands

Golden Horus Name variant C

F12
Aa1Q3
N37F24
N36N17N17
N21N21

wsr-ḫpš mry tꜢwy

Strong of might, beloved of the Two Lands

Golden Horus Name variant D

F12
Aa1Q3
N37T16

wsr-ḫpš

Strong of might

Golden Horus Name variant E

O29vF23
U6M17M17
N17N17
N21N21

ꜤꜢ-ḫpš mri͗-tꜢwi͗

Great of effectiveness, beloved of the Two Lands

Golden Horus Name variant F

R16W19Z11R19A40

wḫꜢ mi͗-i͗mi͗-wꜢst

A pillar, like the one who is in Thebes

Golden Horus Name variant G

V28V28
Z4D54
Z2
S3F31S29S29

ḥḥ-Ꜣḫwt-n-msi͗-sw

Who seeks benefits for the one who bore him

Golden Horus Name variant H

S42
Aa15D40F23
D46D21D40
T10
X1Z1
Z1Z1

sḫm-ḫpš dr-pḏt-9

The powerful of arm, who has repelled the Nine Bows

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