ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj
Egyptian
Etymology
ꜣḫt (“Akhet”) + ḫw.f-wj (“Khufu”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally “Akhet (place of sunrise) of Khufu”. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑxɛt xuːʔɛf wi/, /ɑxɛt xuːfuː/
- Conventional anglicization: akhet-khu.ef-wi, akhet-khufu
Proper noun
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- the Great Pyramid of Giza, including the surrounding complex of mortuary temples and tombs
- 6th Dynasty, Lintel of Neferi (Cleveland 1920.1992):[1]
- zẖꜣw zꜣ ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj nfrj
- Scribe of a phyle of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Neferi
- 6th Dynasty, Lintel of Neferi (Cleveland 1920.1992):[1]
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj
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References
- Berman, Lawrence M.; Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, page 132–133
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