ꜣḫt-jtn
Egyptian
Etymology
ꜣḫt (“Akhet”) + jtn (“Aten”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Akhet of the Aten’, i.e. the place where the sun rises.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑxɛt itɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: akhet-aten
Proper noun
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- Akhetaten, Amarna: the capital city newly established and built by the pharaoh Akhenaten
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt-jtn
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Descendants
- → English: Akhetaten
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 17.23