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Egyptian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛnɛɡbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: wenegbu
Proper noun
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- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Wenegbu
Usage notes
[edit]The reading of the name is uncertain. It is only attested on the Palermo Stone, and the exact identity of the two hieroglyphs the name comprises is debated. Other suggested interpretations are listed under the alternative forms below.
Alternative forms
[edit]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, pages 477-488