jmj-ḫnt
Egyptian
Etymology
jmj (“being in”) + ḫnt (“fore, forecourt”), thus ‘(one who) is in the forecourt (of the palace)’.
Noun
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- an official title: ‘chamberlain’: a priest responsible for the crown and ornaments of the king and for his ceremonial dressing and undressing [since the Old Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of jmj-ḫnt (masculine)
| singular | jmj-ḫnt |
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| dual | jmjwj-ḫnt, jmwj-ḫnt |
| plural | jmjw-ḫnt, jmw-ḫnt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-ḫnt
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| m-ḫnt | m-ḫnt | jmj-ḫnt | |||||||||
| [Old Kingdom] | [Old Kingdom] | [Late Period] |
References
- Jones, Dilwyn (2000) An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (BAR International Series; 866 (I-II)), volume I-II, Oxford: Archaeopress, →ISBN, 1015, page 281–282
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 75.1
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 132
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