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How do you spell Cleopatra in Egyptian?

There's no single "correct" spelling of Cleopatra in Egyptian, as the ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs, which are symbols rather than letters. The closest we can get is a transliteration, which uses our alphabet to represent the sounds of the hieroglyphs:

* Kleopatra (most common transliteration)

* Kleopaatra

The name "Cleopatra" itself is a Greek name, meaning "glory of her father," which was adopted by the Egyptian ruling class during the Ptolemaic dynasty, when Greece had a strong influence on Egypt.

It's important to note that:

* The Egyptians didn't use "Cleopatra" as a common name like we do today. It was specifically the name of a few powerful rulers, like Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Egypt.

* The way the name was written in hieroglyphs could vary slightly based on the specific time period and the artist's preference.

While the spelling "Kleopatra" is the most commonly used, you might find other transliterations based on the specific hieroglyphic symbols used.

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