ḫꜥ-sḫmwj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫꜥ (“appear”) +‎ sḫm (“divine power”) +‎ -wj (dual ending), thus literally ‘the Two Powers appear’, in reference to Horus and Set.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɑː sɛxɛmuːi/
- Conventional anglicization: kha-sekhemwi

Proper noun

m

A serekh name notably borne by Khasekhemwy, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty

References

Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 29
von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 175

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