ḥꜣt-špswt

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥꜣt (“front”) +‎ špswt (plural of špst (“noblewoman”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘foremost of noblewomen’. A longer form of ḥꜣt-špswt is found as ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
HAt
t		 A51t
Z2ss

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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣt-špswt  
HAt
t		 A51
HAtA51
HAt
t Z1		 A51sB1t
Z2ss
HAt
t Z1		 A51
HAt
t Z1		 A51z
t
ḥꜣt-špswt ḥꜣt-špswt ḥꜣt-špswt ḥꜣt-špswt ḥꜣt-špswt
[Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom] [New Kingdom]
as part of ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt as part of ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt

References
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 232.23
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 98
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 84, 226
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