The great name : ancient Egyptian royal titulary / Ronald J. Leprohon ; edited by Denise M. Doxey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leprohon, Ronald J., author.

Contributor:

Doxey, Denise M., editor.

Series:

Writings from the ancient world ; no. 33.

Writings from the ancient world ; number 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titles of honor and nobility.

History.

Kings and rulers.

Egypt--Kings and rulers--Titles.

Egypt.

Titles of honor and nobility--Egypt--History--To 1500.

Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.

Egypt--History--332-30 B.C.

Physical Description:

xx, 270 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2013]

Summary:

The titulary of the ancient Egyptian king was one of the symbols of authority he assumed at his coronation. At first consisting only of the Horus name, the titulary grew to include other phrases chosen to represent the king's special relationship with the divine world. By the Middle Kingdom (late twenty-first century B.C.E.), the full fivefold titulary was clearly established, and kings henceforth used all five names regularly. This volume includes all rulers' names from the so-called Dynasty 0 (ca. 3200 B.C.E.) to the last Ptolemaic ruler in the late first century B.C.E., offered in transliteration and English translation with an introduction and notes. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Introduction 1

1 Intended Audience and Previous Work 2

2 Sources Used 3

3 Notes on the Translations 3

4 Names and Their Importance 5

5 The Five Names of the King 7

5.1 Introductory Remarks 7

5.2 Choosing and Proclaiming the Titulary 9

5.3 The Horus Name 12

5.4 The Two Ladies Name 13

5.5 The Golden Horus Name 15

5.6 The Throne Name 17

5.7 The Birth Name 18

II Early Dynastic Period 21

III Old Kingdom 31

IV First Intermediate Period 49

V Middle Kingdom 54

VI Second Intermediate Period 81

VII New Kingdom 93

VIII Third Intermediate Period 136

IX Late Period 164

X The Macedonian and Ptolemaic Dynasties 175.

Notes:

Should be number 33.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781589837676

1589837673

9781589837355

1589837355

OCLC:

836261158