jmꜣḫw-ḫr-nṯr-ꜥꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

jmꜣḫw (revered one) + ḫr (in the presence of, before) + nṯr-ꜥꜣ (Elder God, epithet of Osiris), thus literally ‘one revered before the Elder God’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈmaʀχaw χuɾ ˌnacaɾˈʕaʀ//jaˈmaʀχaw χuʔ ˌnataʔˈʕaʀ//ʔaˈmaːχə χuʔ nətəˈʕaʔ//ʔaˈmoːχ χøʔ nətəˈʕaʔ/
  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /imɑxuː xɛr nɛt͡ʃɛr ɑːʔɑ/
    • Conventional anglicization: imakhu-kher-netjer-aa

Noun

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  1. epithet attached to the dead who have been judged righteous

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References

  • Jones, Dilwyn (2000) An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (BAR International Series; 866 (I-II)), volume I-II, Oxford: Archaeopress, →ISBN, § 142, page 30
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 82.6
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