ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣḫt (“Akhet”) +‎ ḫw.f-wj (“Khufu”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally “Akhet (place of sunrise) of Khufu”. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑxɛt xuːʔɛf wi/, /ɑxɛt xuːfuː/
- Conventional anglicization: akhet-khu.ef-wi, akhet-khufu

Proper noun

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the Great Pyramid of Giza, including the surrounding complex of mortuary temples and tombs
- 6th Dynasty, Lintel of Neferi (Cleveland 1920.1992):[1]
  
  zẖꜣw zꜣ ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj nfrj
  Scribe of a phyle of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Neferi

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj

ꜣḫt-ḫw.f-wj

References

Berman, Lawrence M.; Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, page 132–133

[1] Berman, Lawrence M.; Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, page 132–133