mẖ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mh"
Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
If the writing is an abbreviated form of jmj-ẖt, possibly from jmj (“being in”) + ẖt (“group of gods”), thus literally meaning ‘(the one) being in the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛç/
- Conventional anglicization: mekh
Proper noun[edit]
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- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Mekh
References[edit]
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
- Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 196