ḫꜥ.f-rꜥ
Egyptian
Etymology
ḫꜥ (“to appear”) + .f (“he”) + rꜥ (“sun, Ra”), thus meaning ‘he appears as Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɑːʔɛf rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: kha.ef-ra
Proper noun
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- A throne name notably borne by Khafre or Khafra, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥ.f-rꜥ
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| ḫꜥ.f-rꜥ | ḫꜥw.f-rꜥ | ...ḫꜥ... | |||||||||||||
| Abydos King List | Saqqara King List | Turin King List, damaged |
Descendants
- → English: Khafre, Khafra
- → Ancient Greek: Χεφρήν (Khephrḗn), Κεφρήν (Kephrḗn), Κερφέρης (Kerphérēs), Χαβρύης (Khabrúēs)[1]
- → English: Chephren
With apparent influence from the form of his predecessor’s name, ḫw.f-wj:
- → Ancient Greek: Σοῦφις (Soûphis), Σαῶφις (Saôphis)[1]
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 36
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 53, 179
- Gundacker, Roman (2015) “The Chronology of the Third and Fourth Dynasties according to Manetho’s Aegyptiaca” in Towards a New History for the Egyptian Old Kingdom, page 117