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Egyptian
Etymology
n(j) (“of, belonging to”) + kꜣw (plural of kꜣ (“ka”)), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to the kas’.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
- a male given name, Necho
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of n-kꜣw
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The second glyph is unclear
and may be something else.
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References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 165
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 273–275
