Hieroglyph from Ramesses III's nomen

Ramesses III

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ mri-imn — rꜤ-msi͗-sw ḥḳꜢ-i͗wnw

The last great pharaoh of the New Kingdom; repelled the Sea Peoples and Libyan invasions.

Reign
1186 BC–1155 BC
Dynasty
Twentieth Dynasty
Period
New Kingdomc. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
Also known as
Rameses IIIRamses III

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented
E1D40
O29vM23M17M17
X1Z2
kꜢ-nḫt ꜤꜢ-nsytThe great bull, great of kingship
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 164-165, 2:H1
12 variants

Horus Name variant A

E1D40
Z1E23
F9F9
X1Z4
D40
N35M3
Aa1X1
D40Z1D36
V30F24D40
M16
N29Z9
D40
S22
X1X1
T14
A1A40
Z2N25

kꜢ-nḫt mꜢi͗-pḥti͗ nḫt-Ꜥ nb-ḫpš ẖꜢḳ-sṯti͗w

The strong bull and powerful lion, strong-armed, the Lord of strength who has captured the Asiatics

Horus Name variant B

E1D40
Y5N35Aa1
U22Y1v
Y5N35
W24W24W24
A53Z3S29
R4
X1Q3
V30D21
M36D21
A40G17
N35
T12M17
Z2I9
Z2

kꜢ-nḫt mnḫ-mnw sḥtp-mb-r-ḏr-m-nꜢ(y).f-Ꜣḫwt

The strong bull, splendid of monuments, who has satisfied the Lord of All with his benefactions

Horus Name variant C

E1D40
S29G43
O34Aa1
D56D54
I6
X1O49
F12T16AZ1
N35M3
Aa1X1
D40Z1D36
O34G3
Aa15T30
D40V13
V28
N35
W24Z7
T14A1
Z1

kꜢ-nḫt swsḫ-kmt wsr-ḫpš nḫt-Ꜥ smꜢ-ṯḥnw

The strong bull who has enlarged Egypt, the one powerful of sword and strong of arm who has slaughtered the Libyans

Horus Name variant D

E1
N35M3
Aa1X1
D40Z1D36
D46Aa15T30
V28
U8N35
Z7Z1
F16F16
Y5
U32Y1v
F34Z1
G36D21
F9X1Z4
D40
D2Z1
Z7Z4
N21Z1
S3
N29N35D40

kꜢ-nḫt-Ꜥ dm-ḥnwti͗ mn-i͗b wr-pḥti͗-ḥr-bꜢwi͗-n-ḳn

The strong-armed bull who has sharpened (his) two horns, decisive and great of strength on the battlefield of bravery

Horus Name variant E

E1
F9F9
X1Z4
D40
S42
Aa15D40
F23N35M3
Aa1X1
D40Z1D36
V30N35D21
M17
N22D40
Aa15N17N17N17
N25
X1Z2
I9Aa1V12D40
U33G17V28T14A1

kꜤ-pḥti͗ sḫm-hpš nḫt-Ꜥ nb-nrw-m-tꜢw-ḫꜢswt-fnḫw-ṯmḥw

The powerful bull, potent of sword, strong-armed, lord of dread in the lowlands and the highlands of the Fenkhu-Asiatics and the Temehu-Libyans

Horus Name variant F

S42
Aa15D40
F9
X1Z4
D40O4AD46
D36D40
I8I8I8
Z2
D46Aa1
A15D40N35
D54O34
S23D46
S33S33
I9

sḫm-pḥti͗ hd-ḥfnw dḫ-nꜢ-pḥw-sw-dmḏ-(ẖr)-ṯbwi͗.f

Powerful of strength, who has attacked hundreds of thousands, overthrown those who have attacked him, and gathered (them) (under) his sandals

Horus Name variant G

I1X1Z2
Y5N35
W24W24W24

ꜤšꜢ-mnw

With many monuments

Horus Name variant H

V30O23F
Z3W19C18C

nb-ḥꜢbu-sd-mi͗-tꜢṯnn

Possessor of Sed festivals like Tatenen

+4 more on pharaoh.se

N5F12C10N36M17
Y5N35
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ mri-imn"Strong is the Maat of Ra, beloved of Amun"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 166-167, 2:T1
1 variant

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A

N5F12C10AM17
Y5N35N36

wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ mri͗-i͗mn

Strong is the Maat of Ra, beloved of Amun

C2F31S29S29S38O28
rꜤ-msi͗-sw ḥḳꜢ-i͗wnw"Ramesses, ruler of Heliopolis"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 166-167, 2:E1
1 variant

Nomen (Birth Name) variant A

C2F31
O34O34
S38N29O28

rꜤ-msi-sw ḥḳꜢ-iwnw

Ramesses, ruler of Heliopolis

G36D21
O23FZ3W19C18C
wr-ḥꜤbw-sd-mi͗-tꜢ-ṯnn"Great of Sed festivals like Tatenen"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 166-167, 2:N1a
3 variants

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A

G36D21
O23FZ3W19M17
N16V13N35N35
C18C

wr-ḥꜤbw-sd-mi͗-tꜢṯnn

Great of Sed festivals like Tatenen

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant B

F12S29
D21D40
F9
X1Z4
D40
W19M17M17
X1I9
A40Z1
I9
Y5N35V13
G43A40S29V116S29V116
T30D40
T10
X1Z1
Z1Z1
D46D21D40
Aa15N17
Z1N21
O34N35Z1

wsr-pḥti͗-mi͗-i͗t.f-mnṯw sksk-pḏt-dr-m-tꜢ.sn

Powerful of strength like his father Montu, who has annihilated the Nine Bows and repelled (them) in their (own) countries

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant C

D4X1Aa11N35
N10X1
R8Z3
S29V28D58
W3
D21Z1O1Z1
Z3Z1
O49O49
Z3
Aa15
D28Z1
Z2
N5Z1
V30

i͗ri͗-mꜢꜤt-n-psḏt sḥꜢb-rꜢw-pr-mi͗-kꜢw-rꜤ-nb

Who has accomplished Maat for the Ennead and made (their) temples festive daily

F12
M4M4M4
W19A45
wsr-rnpwt-mi-itm"Rich in years like Atum"
2 sources
  • Passim
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 166-167, 2:G1a
3 variants

Golden Horus Name variant A

D36N35D6
U33
N35Z2
D21Z1
D40
G17F31R8Z3R8
X1D21Z1
M17M17
X1H8
I12Z1
F47Y1
M19
W3N5
O34N35Z2

Ꜥn-ṯl-m-mswt-nṯrw-nṯrwt ḳꜢb-ꜤꜢbt.sn

Beautiful and mighty, as the (very) progeny of gods and goddesses, who has doubled their offerings

Golden Horus Name variant B

R8
X1D21Z4
Y1Aa15
O1
D21D54
I9Aa15F32
X1Z1F51B
S29G43V28
X1H8
M17
N29D21X1
Y1
S29D58
N29X1
A53

nṯri͗-m-pri͗.f-m-ẖt swḥt-i͗ḳrt-sbḳt-n-ḥrꜢḫti͗

Divine as soon as he emerged from the womb, the excellent and precious egg of Harakhty

Golden Horus Name variant C

N29N35D40
V30F23F23
Z4Z7
D4X1N37
Z9N21
D21
U7D21I9
Aa15
Aa18Z1
Aa1I9
A14AI9

ḳnw nb-ḫpšwi͗ i͗ri͗-tꜢš-r-mri͗.f-m-sꜢ-ḫfti͗w.f

The brave one, possessor of a strong arm, who has made (his) border as he wished, behind his enemies

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