wsr-kꜣ-rꜥ
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Egyptian
Etymology
wsr (“powerful”) + kꜣ (“life-force”) + rꜥ (“Ra”) in two direct genitive constructions, thus ‘the powerful (one) of the life-force of Ra’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛsɛr kɑ rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: weser-ka-ra
Proper noun
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- A throne name notably borne by Userkare, a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty
Usage notes
It is unclear if this name was a throne name or given (birth) name.
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 42
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 56, 184