Meaning of basilophorous | Babel Free

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Incorporating the king's name.

not-comparable

Examples

“Names of this sort, theophorous or basilophorous, were regularly given to foreigners residing in Egypt from the New Kingdom onwards, if not earlier; even Joseph was no exception.”

“That his basilophorous name was used generally only during Psammetichus II's reign is confirmed by the tomb of Horira himself, probably dating to Apries' years of rule;”

“A mason's graffito associated with workmen gangs whose basilophorous names contain the nomen of Mycerinus was found on a block which probably belonged to mastaba G.VI.S = M.VII.”

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