Ptolemy IX. Euergetes II. A weak king of the XXXIIId dynasty, married to and reigning for a time with his sister Cleopatra II. and his niece Cleopatra III. His name in Egyptian is [7] [10]
| suten-kaut? | Nuter-per-ââ-en-Ptaḥ-sotep-en-âr-maâ- Ȧmen-Râ-sekhem-ânkh | sa Râ | Ptûlmîs-ânkh-zeta-Ptaḥ-mer |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Epiphanes, the heir of Ptah, the chosen of Amen-Ra, dispenser of justice, conqueror, living", | the Sun's offspring, | "Ptolemy, living forever, beloved of Ptah." |
| suten-kaut? | Nuter-per-ââ-en-Ptaḥ-sotep-en-âr-maâ- Ȧmen-Râ-sekhem-ânkh |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Epiphanes, the heir of Ptah, the chosen of Amen-Ra, dispenser of justice, conqueror, living", |
| sa Râ | Ptûlmîs-ânkh-zeta-Ptaḥ-mer |
| the Sun's offspring, | "Ptolemy, living forever, beloved of Ptah." |
Punt. The Egyptian name of the southern part of Arabia, which see.
Pylon. The large mass of masonry of an Egyptian temple, resembling two truncated pyramids with the gate between them. A picture of one is given on page [20]. Its hieroglyph is perhaps
Pyramidion. The apex of an obelisk which resembles a miniature pyramid. It was sometimes inscribed with pictures and hieroglyphs, and covered with a capping of gold-metal or electrum (which see). [18] [19] [21] [22] [26] [47] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
Pyramids. The enormous masses of stone built by various kings, especially those of the fourth dynasty, and serving as their tombs. There are quite a number of them in and near ancient Memphis, the largest being that of Khufu, called the Great Pyramid, which is 480 ft. high. The usual Egyptian word for "pyramid" is
