qꜣ-ḥḏt
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Egyptian
Etymology
qꜣ (“high”) + ḥḏt (“White Crown”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘(the one who is) high of White Crown’, i.e. ‘he whose White Crown is high’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɑ hɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: qa-hedjet
Proper noun
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- A serekh name notably borne by Qahedjet, a pharaoh of the Third Dynasty
Usage notes
The sole stela on which this name appears may be a forgery, in which case this name may not actually be attested.
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 33
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 51, 177