wsr-kꜣ.f
Egyptian
Etymology
wsr (“to be(come) powerful”) + kꜣ (“life-force”) + .f (“his”), thus ‘his life-force is powerful’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛsɛr kɑʔɛf/
- Conventional anglicization: weser-ka.ef
Proper noun
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- A given name of historical usage, notably borne by Userkaf, a pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wsr-kꜣ.f
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 38
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 54, 181
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