jmj-ḫnt
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Egyptian
Etymology
jmj (“being in”) + ḫnt (“fore, forecourt”), thus ‘(one who) is in the forecourt (of the palace)’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /imi xɛnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: imi-khenet
Noun
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- an official title: ‘chamberlain’: a priest responsible for the crown and ornaments of the king and for his ceremonial dressing and undressing
Inflection
Declension of jmj-ḫnt (masculine)
Alternative forms
References
- Jones, Dilwyn (2000) An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (BAR International Series; 866 (I-II)), volume I-II, Oxford: Archaeopress, →ISBN, § 1015, pages 281–282
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 75.1
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 132