nb-nswt-tꜣwj

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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nb (lord) +‎ nswt (plural of nst (throne)) +‎ tꜣwj (the Two Lands, Egypt), thus literally ‘Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands’.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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nb
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tA
tA

 m

  1. an epithet of the god Amun-Ra as the source of the pharaoh’s authority

Alternative forms

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References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 187.