nb-mꜣꜥt

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Egyptian

Etymology

From nb (“lord, possessor”) +‎ mꜣꜥt (“righteousness, truth”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘possessor of righteousness/truth’.

Pronunciation

Noun

nbU5
a		 t
Y1

 m

  1. (literally) honest person, one who does what is right
  2. epithet for various gods, especially Ptah
  3. (in the plural) epithet for gods who pass judgement collectively
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 17–18:
      sHwwY1&n&f DADAnw
      t      		 U5
      a
      t      		 N9 t
      Z2      		 nTrnb
      r      		 Dr
      r      		 D&z&fnb
      w Z2ss      		 mAatzmAiiY1
      Z2      		 ims

      M
      a
      k      		 HAiiwtp
      Z2ss      		 isf
      t
      nDs      		 snDmwm
      O307
      n

      t
      gbbr
      r
      a
      t      		 O44t Z1
      n
      nb      		 sswiH_SPACE
      t      		 in
      U5
      a      		 t
      z
      n
      f
      sḥww n.f ḏꜣḏꜣt mꜣꜥt psḏt nb-r-ḏr ḏs.f nbw-mꜣꜥt zmꜣyw jm.s mkḥꜣyw jsft snḏmw m wsḫt nt gbb r rdjt jꜣwt n nb.s (n)syt n mꜣꜥt.s n.f
      The Tribunal of Maat was convened for him: the Ennead, the Lord of All himself, and the possessors of righteousness who were united in it, who scorn wrongdoing, sitting in the hall of Geb to give the office to its owner and the kingship to the one to whom it justly belonged.
  4. epithet for the king

Inflection

Declension of nb-mꜣꜥt (masculine)
singular nb-mꜣꜥt
dual nbwj-mꜣꜥt
plural nbw-mꜣꜥt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nb-mꜣꜥt  
nbU5
a		 tSw
nb-mꜣꜥt

Derived terms

Proper noun

nb
U2		 mAa
t

 m

  1. a serekh name notably borne by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty
  2. a Two Ladies name notably borne by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty

References

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