ḫmnyw
Egyptian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ḫmnw (“eight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛmɛniːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: khemenyu
Proper noun
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- the Ogdoad, the group of eight gods representing aspects of the primeval waters worshipped at Hermopolis
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 130.