Setepenre is an often-used title of Egyptian kings (
pharaoh
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s), meaning "Elect of
Re". It was also used as a personal name in at least two instances.
Pronunciation
In
Akkadian records, the name (referring to
Ramesses II
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) is rendered in
cuneiform script
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as šá-te-ep-na-ri/e-a. According to the Egyptologist
Antonio Loprieno, the word was likely pronounced ().
[Loprieno, Antonio (1995), ''Ancient Egyptian - A linguistic introduction'', Oxford University Press, p. 29]
As a personal name
*
Setepenre, last daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti (
18th Dynasty)
*
Setepenre, a son of Ramesses II (
19th Dynasty)
As a throne name
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses II
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)
* Userkheperure Setepenre (
Seti II
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)
* Akhenre Setepenre (
Siptah
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)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses VII)
* Neferkare Setepenre Khaemwaset (
Ramesses IX)
* Khepermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses X)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Smendes I)
* Aakheperre Setepenre (
Osorkon the Elder)
* Netjerkheperre Setepenre (
Siamun
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)
* Titkheperure Setepenre (
Psusennes II
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Early life
Born to a Seventh-day Adventist Ch ...
was the last Pharaoh, king of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt.
His ...
)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq I)
* Sekhemkheperre Setepenre (
Osorkon I
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Biography
According to the stela of P ...
)
* Heqakheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq II)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Takelot I)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Shoshenq III)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Takelot II)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq IV
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)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Pami
Usermaatre-setepenre Pami-meryamun ( Egyptian ''wsr-mȝʿt-rʿ stp-n-rʿ pȝ-my mrj-jmn'') was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty who ruled for 7 years. "Pami" in Egyptian, means "the Cat" or "He who belongs to the Cat astet.
Id ...
)
* Uasnetjerre Setepenre (
Shoshenq VII, existence doubtful)
References
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Ancient Egyptian given names
Theophoric names
Ancient Egyptian titles