twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw
Egyptian
Etymology
twt (“image”) + ꜥnḫ (“living”) + jmn (“Amun”) + ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) + jwnw (“Heliopolis”) + šmꜥw (“Upper Egypt”), thus literally meaning ‘The Living Image of Amun, Ruler of the Heliopolis of Upper Egypt [i.e. Thebes]’. The compound is based on the pharaoh’s earlier name, twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn (literally “living image of the Aten”). A shorter form of twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw is found as twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn (“Tutankhamon”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tuːt ɑːnx imɛn ħɛkɑ iuːnuː ʃɛmɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: tut-ankh-amen-heqa-iunu-shemau
Proper noun
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- a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Tutankhamon-Heqaiunushemau, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN
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