twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn

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Egyptian

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Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage twt-anx-imn
Gardiner 1927 twt-ꜥnḫ-ꞽmn
Erman & Grapow 1926 twt-ꜥnḫ-ꞽmn
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) tut-ānχ-ȧmen

Etymology

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twt (image) +‎ ꜥnḫ (living) +‎ jmn (Amun), with twt and jmn in a direct genitive construction. The compound is based on the pharaoh’s earlier name, twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn (literally living image of the Aten). A longer form of twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn is found as twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw.

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /təˈwaːtə ˈʕaːnəχ ʔaˈmaːnə//təˈwoːt ˈʕoːnəχ ʔaˈmoːn/

Proper noun

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imn
n
tw&tanx

 m

  1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Tutankhamon, notably borne by Tutankhamon, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, literally ‘The Living Image of Amun’.

Descendants

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  • English: Tutankhamun (learned)