List of pharaohs deified during lifetime

In ancient Egyptian religion, it was standard for pharaohs to be worshipped posthumously as transfigured beings amongst the royal ancestors. This was generally performed in the form of a mortuary cult. During the pharaoh's lifetime, they were generally recognized as having divine properties, in accordance with imperial cult government. However, it was exceedingly rare for a pharaoh to have a cultic devotion of worshippers during the pharaoh's lifetime. These followers regarded the pharaoh’s divine status as equivalent to that of a true deity. Amongst the indigenous ancient Egyptian dynasties, this was resultant of a successful self-deification attempt usually substantiated by military accomplishment. Pharaoh Amenhotep III is the exception to this military substantiation custom, as his deification was substantiated via political leadership.

Half of these indigenous ancient Egyptian pharaohs also co-deified their wife during her lifetime. However, this spousal co-deification was normalized in the Ptolemaic dynasties.