twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

twt (image) + ꜥnḫ (living) + jmn (Amun) + ḥqꜣ (ruler) + jwnw (Heliopolis) + šmꜥw (Upper Egypt), thus literally meaning ‘The Living Image of Amun, Ruler of the Heliopolis of Upper Egypt [i.e. Thebes]’. The compound is based on the pharaoh’s earlier name, twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn (literally living image of the Aten). A shorter form of twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw is found as twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn (Tutankhamon).

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tuːt ɑːnx imɛn ħɛkɑ iuːnuː ʃɛmɑːuː/
    • Conventional anglicization: tut-ankh-amen-heqa-iunu-shemau

Proper noun


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  1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Tutankhamon-Heqaiunushemau, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty

References

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN
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