Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
the king of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
an incarnation ? of a god (e.g. as a statue )
Usage notes
Conventionally, but misleadingly, translated as Majesty due to its common use when addressing or referring to the king; note that the king sometimes also uses it when referring to himself.
Only Egyptian kings were considered nswt and ḥm ; foreign kings were regarded as merely ḥqꜣ or wr .
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm
Derived terms
Noun
m
servant , slave
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm
Derived terms
Noun
m
coward
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
Particle
enclitic
moreover , and , in addition
Usage notes
This particle has a modal role, indicating assertion or enhanced veracity and relevance.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm
References
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 33-34, 68, 183, 198, 234, 281 .
Uljas, Sami (2007) The Modal System of Earlier Egyptian Complement Clauses: A Study in Pragmatics in a Dead Language , page 24
Nederhof, Mark-Jan (2015) Westcar Papyrus , page 2