Three posts in a row from me on this thread... I don't know if that's frowned upon. This is just an update, and I'll post some content too. Does anybody, by the way, know of a place where I can find plausible names for pharaohs of the newly restored Egypt? For Khababash' son I was thinking Nectanebo III, but there's only so many Nectanebo's one can take.![]()
"Nectanebo" is actually a Greek corruption applied to two different Egyptian names: Nakhtnebef and Nakhthorheb. You could alternate between those two for a while, as it gives more options in addition to being more accurate
Khababash may also want to harken back to the 26th dynasty, the ruling family in place prior to Persian conquest that oversaw something of a light renaissance. The names Psamtjek (IV+), Nekau (III+), Wahibre (II+), and Iahames (III+) are available to be continued from that dynasty. Of course, you can also just take the name of an Egyptian god* and add any of the following suffixes or prefixes to it:
X-hotep ~ (X is satisfied)
X-mose/-mes(su)/-messe(s) ~ (Born of X)
X-emheb ~ (X Celebrates)
Si-X (Son of X - This one also works with goddesses)
Zenne-X (Brother of X)
Nakht-X (X is Strong)
*Be aware, though, that the standard Egyptian god names like "Isis" and "Osiris" are also Greek corruptions, and wouldn't be appropriate to plug into those affixes. A short list of conversion from Greek corruption to proper Egyptian (the ones to use for the names) would be:
Osiris - Asar/Usar
Isis - Iser/Asat
Horus - Haru/Hor
Seth - Set/Sutekh
Anubis - Ianpu
Thoth - Djehuty
Nephthys - Nebethet (pronounced Nebet-Het, not "Neb-Ethet")
Hathor - Hatharu (Hat-Haru, not Ha-Tharu)
Those are the main ones that spring to mind. If you need any naming help (or just any consultation for Egyptian stuff in general) feel free to PM me