nb-mꜣꜥt-snfr-wj

Egyptian

Etymology

From nb-mꜣꜥt (“possessor of righteousness/truth”) +‎ snfr (“to make pleasing, fine, beautiful”) +‎ wj (“me”), thus ‘the possessor of righteousness has made me fine’.

Pronunciation
  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛb mɑʔɑːt sɛnɛfɛr wi/
    • Conventional anglicization: neb-maat-senefer-wi

Proper noun



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  1. A serekh name notably borne by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty

References
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 35
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 52, 178
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