kkw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛkuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: keku

Noun

 m

1. darkness [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kkw  

kkw	kk

Descendants

• Demotic: kky
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲁⲕⲓ (khaki)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲁⲕⲉ (kake)

Proper noun

 m

1. the god Kek or Kuk, personification of the darkness of the primeval waters [since the Coffin Texts]

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: χοῦχ (khoûkh)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 334.