jqḥw
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Egyptian
Etymology
Perhaps compare qḥ (“to break stones”), qḥqḥ (“to hammer”), if not jqḥ (“to enter, to illuminate”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ikɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: iqehu
Noun
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- battle axe
- (figuratively) military strikeforce as an extension of royal power
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References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 22.1, 138.18
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 6, 32
- Goedicke, Hans (1992) “Amenophis II in Samaria” in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, volume 19, page 149–150
- Morschauser, Scott (1997) “Approbation or Disapproval? The Conclusion of the Letter of Amenophis II to User-Satet, Viceroy of Kush (Urk. IV, 1344.10-20)” in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, volume 24, page 214