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Hieroglyph from Taharqa's nomen

Taharqa

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ḫwi-nfrtm-rꜤ — thr-ḳꜢ

The most famous Kushite pharaoh; mentioned in the Bible (2 Kings 19:9); built extensively across Egypt and Nubia.

Reign: 690 BC–664 BC
Dynasty: Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Period: Late Periodc. 664 BC – 332 BC
Also known as: TaharkaTaharqo

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Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented

Horus Name

ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw“Exalted of appearances”

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, V, 8+12+13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 208-209, 6:H1

1 variant

Horus Name variant A

ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw thrḳ

Exalted of appearances, Taharqa

Prenomen (Throne Name)

ḫwi-nfrtm-rꜤ"The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect"

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, V, 8+12+13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 208-209, 6:T1

2 variants

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A

ḫwi͗-nfrtm-rꜤ

The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B

ḫwi͗-nfrtm-rꜤ

The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect

Nomen (Birth Name)

thr-ḳꜢ

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, V, 8+12+13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 208-209, 6:E1

2 variants

Nomen (Birth Name) variant A

zꜢ-rꜤ thr-ḳꜢ

Son of Ra, Taharqa

Nomen (Birth Name) variant B

thr-ḳꜢ mri͗-i͗mn

Taharqa, beloved of Amun

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name

ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw"Exalted of appearances"

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, V, 8+12+13
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 208-209, 6:N1

Golden Horus Name

ḫw-tꜢwy"Protector of the Two Lands"

2 sources

Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, V, 8
Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 208-209, 6:G1

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