jnb-ḥḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

jnb (“wall”) +‎ ḥḏ (“white”), thus literally ‘White Wall’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

  1. Memphis [since the Old Kingdom]
    • 18th Dynasty, Great Hymn to Osiris, Stela of Amenmose (Louvre C 286), lines 1–2:


























      špss kꜣ pw ḫnt(j) ḏdw wr ẖrt m ḫm nb hnw m ꜥnḏtj ḫnt(j) ḏf(ꜣ) m jwnw
      nb sḫꜣw m mꜣꜥtj bꜣ štꜣ nb qrrt ḏsr m jnb-ḥḏ bꜣ rꜥ ḏt.f ḏs.f
      He is noble of ka, this foremost one of Busiris, great of possessions in Letopolis, possessor of acclaim in (the nome of) Anedjti, foremost of provisions in Heliopolis, possessor of remembrance in the Two Truths (Hall of Judgement), the secret ba, lord of the cavern, sacred in Memphis, the ba of Ra, his very body (lit. his body/self of himself), …

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Λευκὸν τεῖχος (Leukòn teîkhos) (calque)
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