ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

ḏsr (sacred) + kꜣ (ka) + rꜥ (Ra), thus literally ‘Sacred (One) of the Ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


 m

  1. A throne name notably borne by Amenhotep I, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty

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 343.
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