ḥtp-sḫmwj

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Egyptian

Etymology

ḥtp (“to be(come) content or satisfied; to be(come) peaceful, to reconcile”) +‎ sḫm (“divine power”) +‎ -wj (dual ending), thus ‘the Two Powers are content/satisfied’, or perhaps rather ‘the Two Powers are reconciled/at peace’, with the Two Powers likely a reference to Horus and Set.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Htpsxmsxm

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  1. A serekh name notably borne by Hotepsekhemwy, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty

References

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, pages 27–28
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173
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