Setepenre is an often-used title of Egyptian kings (pharaohs), meaning "Elect of
Re". It was also used as a personal name in at least two instances.
Pronunciation
In
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system
* Akkadian myt ...
records, the name (referring to
Ramesses II
Ramesses II ( egy, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is often regarded a ...
) is rendered in
cuneiform script as šá-te-ep-na-ri/e-a. According to the Egyptologist
Antonio Loprieno, the word was likely pronounced {{lang, egy, /satʰepʰna'riːʕa/.
[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
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XIX), also known as the Ramessid dynasty, is classified as the second Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC. The 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty furt ...
)
As a throne name
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses II
Ramesses II ( egy, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is often regarded a ...
)
* Userkheperure Setepenre (
Seti II)
* Akhenre Setepenre (
Siptah
Akhenre Setepenre Siptah or Merenptah Siptah was the penultimate ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. His father's identity is currently unknown. Both Seti II and Amenmesse have been suggested although the fact that Siptah later changed hi ...
)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses VII)
* Neferkare Setepenre Khaemwaset (
Ramesses IX)
* Khepermaatre Setepenre (
Ramesses X)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Smendes I)
* Aakheperre Setepenre (
Osorkon the Elder
Aakheperre Setepenre Osorkon the Elder was the fifth king of the 21st Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Meshwesh (Ancient Libyan) origin. He is also sometimes known as Osochor, following Manetho's ''Aegyptiaca''.
Biography
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)
* Netjerkheperre Setepenre (
Siamun
Neterkheperre or Netjerkheperre-Setepenamun Siamun was the sixth pharaoh of Egypt during the Twenty-first Dynasty. He built extensively in Lower Egypt for a king of the Third Intermediate Period and is regarded as one of the most powerful ruler ...
)
* Titkheperure Setepenre (
Psusennes II
Titkheperure or Tyetkheperre Psusennes II Greek_language.html" ;"title="/nowiki> Greek Ψουσέννης/nowiki> or Hor-Pasebakhaenniut II Egyptian language">Egyptian ''ḥr-p3-sb3-ḫˁỉ--nỉwt''">Greek language">Greek Ψουσέννης/n ...
)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq I)
* Sekhemkheperre Setepenre (
Osorkon I)
* Heqakheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq II)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Takelot I)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Shoshenq III)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Takelot II
Hedjkheperre Setepenre Takelot II Si-Ese was a pharaoh of the Twenty-third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt in Middle and Upper Egypt. He has been identified as the High Priest of Amun Takelot F, son of the High Priest of Amun Nimlot C at Thebes and ...
)
* Hedjkheperre Setepenre (
Shoshenq IV)
* Usermaatre Setepenre (
Pami)
* Uasnetjerre Setepenre (
Shoshenq VII
Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq (VII/VIa) Si-Ese Meryamun may have been an Egyptian king of the 23rd Dynasty, ruling Thebes in the period between the death of Takelot III and the Egyptian campaign of the Nubian king Piye, c. 755–730 BCE. The le ...
, existence doubtful)
References
Ancient Egyptian given names
Theophoric names