tꜣ-ṯnn

Egyptian

Etymology

From tꜣ (land) + ṯnn (or possibly ṯnnj abbreviated), an inflection of ṯnj (to lift up, to be distinguished), thus literally meaning “land that is raised” or “land that becomes distinct”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun



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  1. the god Tatenen, personification of the primeval mound, the first land that arose from the primeval waters at the creation of the world

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131.
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