hmhmt

hmhmt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 21 September 2016

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛmhɛmɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hemhemet

Noun

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1. (uncountable) roaring sound (of lions, thunder, etc.)
2. (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [since the 18th Dynasty]
   • c. 1450 BCE, The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I, Cairo Museum 34010:[1]

     dj(.j) hmhmt ḥm.k ḫt psḏt pḏt

     I made the war-cry of Your Majesty throughout the Nine Bows.

   1. battle cry, particularly of the king or a god
   2. fame, renown, particularly of the king or a god

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hmhmt  

hmhmt	hmhmt

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 490.9–490.17
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 158
• Spiegel, Joachim (1957) “Der „Ruf“ Des Königs” in Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, volume 54, pages 191–203.

1. Toth, Gabor (2013) “The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III (Cairo Museum 34010) Part I” in Middle Egyptian Grammar, Rutgers University.