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9 sie 2023 · The names of Ancient Egypt resonate with meanings as diverse and profound as the civilization itself. From gods and goddesses to pharaohs and queens, each name encapsulates a unique story, a belief, or an aspiration.
Ramesses m Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized) From Ῥαμέσσης (Rhamesses), the Greek form of Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw meaning "born of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme god Ra combined with the root msj "be born". Ramesses was the name of eleven Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
This project will create an authoritative collection of Greek personal name evidence from Egypt, unlocking the potential contained in such names for innovative research into every aspect of ancient life in Greco-Roman Egypt.
Names were chosen with care to represent an individual’s personality, their devotion to a particular god or location, or to reflect the times in which they lived. The simplest names were nouns or adjectives, such as Neferet (“beautiful woman”), User (“strong”), or Nedjem (“Sweet”).
Coptic names refer to the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous Christian inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection of Egyptian, Greek, Arab and Christian influences in the region and encompass a diverse range of naming practices, which have evolved over centuries.
The Greek name was often a translation, or “interpretatio Graeca,” of the Egyptian name, e.g., PA-bjk “The Falcon” = ‘Ιέραξ because of the equation “ibis” = Thoth = Hermes. An important study on double names in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt on the basis of Greek papyrology was published by Calderini.”
Names such as Totoes, Mireses, and Panechotes are classified in the Greek component, but they have just as many links with names in the Egyptian section, so these are clearly borderline. 22 Y. Broux, “Creating a New Local Elite: The Establishment of the Metropolitan Orders of Roman Egypt,” ArchPF 59 (2013) 145 ff.
