ḥꜣt-špswt

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥꜣt (“front”) +‎ špswt (plural of špst (“noblewoman”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘foremost of noblewomen’. A longer form of ḥꜣt-špswt is found as ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɑt ʃɛpsuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hat-shepsut

Proper noun

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1. A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by Hatshepsut

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣt-špswt  

ḥꜣt-špswt	ḥꜣt-špswt	ḥꜣt-špswt	ḥꜣt-špswt	ḥꜣt-špswt
		[Middle Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]
as part of ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt	as part of ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt

References

• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 232.23
• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 98
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 84, 226