ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ
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Egyptian
Etymology
From ḫpr (“manifestation, form”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘the Manifestation of the Ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛpɛr kɑ rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: kheper-ka-ra
Proper noun
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- A throne name notably borne by Senusret I, a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221.
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 58