nb-mꜣꜥt-snfr-wj

Egyptian

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Etymology

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From nb-mꜣꜥt (possessor of righteousness/truth) +‎ snfr (to make pleasing, fine, beautiful) +‎ wj (me), thus ‘the possessor of righteousness has made me fine’.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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  1. A serekh name notably borne by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty

References

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  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 35
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 52, 178