kkw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɛkuː/
- Conventional anglicization: keku
Noun
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- darkness [since the Pyramid Texts]
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kkw
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Descendants
- Demotic: kky
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲁⲕⲓ (khaki)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲁⲕⲉ (kake)
Proper noun
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- the god Kek or Kuk, personification of the darkness of the primeval waters [since the Coffin Texts]
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: χοῦχ (khoûkh)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 334.