n-hb
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See also: Nhb.
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly from n(j) (“belonging”) + hb (“plow”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the plow’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛhɛb/
- Conventional anglicization: neheb
Proper noun
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- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Neheb
References
- 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, page 276