theophoric name
Semantic name class
- Superordinate types:
- Subordinate type:
- divine epithet used as personal name
- god appears, rises, comes, is being born
- god benefits, helps name-bearer
- god benefits, helps speaker
- god exists
- god is appeased, joyous, kindly disposed
- god is beloved by speaker
- god is fair, beautiful
- god is great, strong, powerful
- god is healthy
- god is in holiday
- god is living, enduring, awake
- god is prominent, foremost
- god is speaker’s companion
- god is third person’s companion
- god manifested in name-bearer
- name with Ꜣst
- name with Jꜥḥ
- name with Jwn-mwt⸗f
- name with Jp
- name with Jpj
- name with Jpw
- name with Jmn
- name with Jn
- name with Jn-ḥrt
- name with Jnpw
- name with Jst-jrt
- name with Jq
- name with Jgꜣj
- name with Ꜥnqt
- name with Ꜥrjjt
- name with Wꜣḏjjt
- name with Wp-wꜣwt
- name with Wn
- name with Wrt
- name with Wḫ
- name with Wsrt
- name with Bꜣstt
- name with Pꜣḫ.t
- name with Ptḥ
- name with Mꜣ-ḥsꜣ
- name with Mꜣꜥt
- name with Mwt
- name with Mnw
- name with Mnḥtt
- name with Mnḫt
- name with Mnṯw
- name with Mḥjjt
- name with msḥ
- name with Msḫnt
- name with Mkt
- name with Mṯnw
- name with Nb-Kmwj
- name with (nb-)sšnw
- name with Nbw
- name with Nbt-ḥwt
- name with nb(t)(⸗j)
- name with Nfr-tm
- name with Nfrt
- name with Nmtj
- name with Nmtjwj
- name with Nn-nsw
- name with Nht
- name with Nḫbt
- name with Nšmt
- name with Nt
- name with nṯr(⸗j)
- name with nṯrw
- name with nṯrwj
- name with Rꜥ
- name with Rwtj
- name with Rnw
- name with Rnnwtt
- name with Rrwt
- name with Knmtj
- name with Ht
- name with Ḥj
- name with Ḥꜥpj
- name with Ḥwt-Ḥr
- name with Ḥmn
- name with Ḥr
- name with Ḥr-wr
- name with Ḥrj-š⸗f
- name with Ḥqt
- name with Ḥḏ-ḥtp
- name with Ḫnsw
- name with Ḫntj-ẖtjj
- name with Ḫntt-bꜣw
- name with H̱nmw
- name with H̱rtj
- name with Sbk
- name with Spdw
- name with Sn-mrj
- name with Sḫmt
- name with Sḫt
- name with Skr
- name with Stẖ
- name with Sṯjjt
- name with Šꜣbt
- name with Šsmw
- name with Qjs
- name with kꜣ (bull)
- name with kꜣ-Jwnw
- name with Gbw
- name with Tp-jḥw
- name with Tfnt
- name with Tḫj
- name with Ṯnj
- name with Ṯnn
- name with Ḏḥwtj
- name-bearer as god’s child
- name-bearer as god’s gift
- name-bearer belongs to god, god is name-bearer’s lord (lady)
- name-bearer is made alive, awake, enduring by god
- name-bearer loved, praised by god
- name-bearer loved, praised by king
- name-bearer protected, saved by god
- speaker is made alive, awake, enduring by god
- speaker is made fair by god
- speaker protected, saved by god
- Attestations:
- Display all people with names belonging to this type and its sub-types (attestation count: 12133)
- Usage period:
- Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
- Bibliography:
- Vernus 1986c, 122-123
n.t-bꜣst.t
f
1
n.t-ptḥ
m
1
Neith-Ptah
n.t-mn.tj
f
1
I, 182.3
Neith is enduring
n.t-nfr.t
f
2
she of the Fair One
nb-ꜣbḏw
both
4
I, 183.2
the Lord of Abydos
nb-jw
m
6
Late Middle Kingdom - Second Intermediate Period
I, 183.5; I, 183.6
the Lord of Iu
nb-jw-n-šꜣ
m
6
13th Dyn.
the Lord of Jw-n-šꜣ
nb-jwn.w
m
2
lord of Heliopolis
nb-jwn.t
both
9
late 12th Dyn. - Neferhotep I
lord of Dendera
nb-jnw
both
2
I, 188.3
nb-jnb
m
1
nb-jr.j-r-ꜣw
m
11
Late Middle Kingdom - Second Intermediate Period
I, 183.14; II, 297.9
(my) lord is (my) companion entirely
nb-jḥ.w
m
5
early 12th Dyn.
I, 186.20
nb-ꜥꜣ
m
1
(my) lord is great
nb-p.t
both
3
I, 184.13
the Lord of the heaven
nb-psḏ.t
m
1
nb-nḥḥ
m
2
I, 185.23
nb-nṯr.w
m
3
I, 185.27
the Lord of gods
nb-r-ḏr
m
1
nb-rꜣ-jn.t
f
1
I, 188.25
the Lord of Rainet
nb-rꜣ-sḥ.wj
m
30
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
the Lord of Rꜣ-sḥwj
nb-swmn.w
both
113
13th - 17th Dyn.
I, 186.8; I, 186.9; I, 187.3; II, 296.25; II, 315.12; II, 297.2
the Lord of Sumenu
nb-sḫ.t-ꜥw
m
1
nb-sšn.w
m
3
the Lord of Fish
nb-šmꜥ.w-nḫt
m
1
I, 186.10
the lord of Shemau is strong
nb-km.wj
m
1
Nebkemui
nb-tꜣ.w
m
2
I, 186.24; I, 248.2
the lord of lands
nb-tꜣ.wj
m
1
I, 186.22
the lord of both lands
nb-tp-jḥ.w
f
1
the Lord of Atfih
nb⸗j-jw
m
3
II, 296.15
my lord has come
nb(⸗j)-jr.j
m
2
I, 183.13
(my) lord is (his/her) companion (?)
nb⸗j-jqr
m
1
my lord is excellent
nb⸗j-pw
both
62
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
I, 184.14
this is my lord
nb⸗j-pw-ptḥ
m
3
I, 184.16
my lord is Ptah
nb⸗j-pw-ḥr.j
m
1
my lord is Horus (or Hori)
nb⸗j-pw-sꜣ
m
1
my lord is protection
nb⸗j-m-wjꜣ
f
1
I, 184.22
my lord is in the wia-bark
nb⸗j-ms
m
1
I, 185.8
my lord is born
nb⸗j-nfr
m
2
I, 185.18
my lord is fair
nb⸗j-rs
m
1
my lord is awake
nb⸗j-ḥr-ẖn.t
m
2
my lord is in water-procession
nb⸗j-ḥtp
m
4
my lord is satisfied
nb⸗j-snb
m
1
my lord is healthy
nb.wj
m
11
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
I, 187.12
both lords
nb.t-jꜣ.t-jꜣb.t
f
2
I, 187.20; II, 262.6
the Lady of the eastern mound (?)
nb.t-jw
f
1
the Lady of Iu
nb.t-jwn.t
f
47
mid-12th Dynasty - Second Intermediate Period
I, 187.23; I, 187.24; I, 188.17
the Lady of Dendera
nb.t-bw-nfr
f
1
I, 188.12
the Lady of Bu is fair
nb.t-p.t
f
1
nb.t-pw-m-p.t
f
1
it is (my) lady in the sky