hmhmt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 21 September 2016

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛmhɛmɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hemhemet

Noun

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1. (uncountable) roaring sound (of lions, thunder, etc.)
2. (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [since the 18th Dynasty]
   • c. 1450 BCE, The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I, Cairo Museum 34010:

     dj(.j) hmhmt ḥm.k ḫt psḏt pḏt

     I made the war-cry of Your Majesty throughout the Nine Bows.

   1. battle cry, particularly of the king or a god
   2. fame, renown, particularly of the king or a god

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hmhmt  

hmhmt	hmhmt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 490.9–490.17
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 158
• Spiegel, Joachim (1957) “Der „Ruf“ Des Königs” in Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, volume 54, pages 191–203.