ḫꜣ-tꜣ
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ḫꜣ (“a thousand (mḥw-tꜣ)”) + tꜣ (“land”) in a direct genitive construction.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɑ tɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: kha-ta
Noun[edit]
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- a decaroura, a measure of area equivalent to 10 sṯꜣwt (“arourae”) or 1000 mḥw-tꜣ (“cubits of land”) (about 2.76 hectares).
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Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜣ-tꜣ
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References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105.
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN