wsr-kꜣ.f

Egyptian

Etymology

wsr (“to be(come) powerful”) +‎ kꜣ (“life-force”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus ‘his life-force is powerful’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛsɛr kɑʔɛf/
  • Conventional anglicization: weser-ka.ef

Proper noun

 m

1. A given name of historical usage, notably borne by Userkaf, a pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wsr-kꜣ.f  

wsr-kꜣ.f

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 38
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 54, 181