psmṯk

Egyptian

Etymology

Uncertain; one possible derivation, based on the attested longer form pznjmṯk, is p(ꜣ) (“the”) +‎ z (“man”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ mtk (“the Libyan deity Metek”), thus ‘the man of Metek’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsmɛt͡ʃɛk/
- Conventional anglicization: pesmetjek

Proper noun

m

A male given name, Psamtik

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psmṯk

pzmṯk

pzjmṯk

pznjmṯk

pzmṯk

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήτιχος (Psammḗtikhos)

References

Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 165–167
von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 111–112, 274–276
Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 136.8