ḫꜥ-sḫmwj
Egyptian
Etymology
ḫꜥ (“appear”) + sḫm (“powerful”) + -wj (dual ending), thus literally ‘the two powerful ones appear’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɑː sɛxɛmuːi/
- Conventional anglicization: kha-sekhemwi
Proper noun
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- A serekh name notably borne by Khasekhemwy, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 49, 175