Egyptian [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From ḥwt ( “ mansion ” ) + ḥr ( “ Horus ” ) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Mansion of Horus’.
Pronunciation [ edit ] Proper noun [ edit ] f
The goddess Hathor Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥwt-ḥr
Derived terms [ edit ] Descendants [ edit ] → Ancient Greek: Ἅθωρ ( Háthōr )
Proper noun [ edit ] f
The month of Hathyr Descendants [ edit ] → Ancient Greek: Ἁθύρ ( Hathúr )
See also [ edit ] (Middle Kingdom (Memphite) Egyptian calendar months ) tḫj mnḫt ẖnt ḥwt-ḥr nḥb-kꜣw šf-bdt rkḥ-ꜥꜣ rkḥ-nḏs rnn-wtt ḫnsw ḫnt-ẖty-prtj jpt ḥmt wp-rnpt (New Kingdom (Theban) Egyptian calendar months ) ḏḥwtj pꜣ-n-jpt ḥwt-ḥr kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt pꜣ-n-ḫnsw pꜣ-n-jnt jpj-jpj mswt-rꜥ References [ edit ] Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN 
