twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn

Egyptian

Etymology

twt (“image”) +‎ ꜥnḫ (“living”) +‎ jmn (“Amun”), with twt and jmn in a direct genitive construction. The compound is based on the pharaoh’s earlier name, twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn (literally “living image of the Aten”). A longer form of twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn is found as twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /təˈwaːtə ˈʕaːnəχ ʔaˈmaːnə/ → /təˈwoːt ˈʕoːnəχ ʔaˈmoːn/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tuːt ɑːnx imɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: tut-ankh-amen

Proper noun

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^{The template Template:historical given name does not use the parameter(s): xlit=Tutankhamon
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.}A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Tutankhamon, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, literally ‘The Living Image of Amun’.

Descendants

→ English: Tutankhamun (learned)

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