ḥꜣt-špswt

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥꜣt (front) + špswt (plural of špst (noblewoman)) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘foremost of noblewomen’. A longer form of ḥꜣt-špswt is found as ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt.

Pronunciation

Proper noun



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  1. a female given name of historical usage, notably borne by Hatshepsut

Alternative forms

References

  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 232.23
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 98
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 84, 226
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