nfr-kꜣ-zkr
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
nfr (“pleasing, fine, good”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + zkr (“Sokar”), thus literally ‘the fine (one) of the ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛfɛr kɑ zɛkɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: nefer-ka-zeker
Proper noun edit
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- A throne name notably borne by Neferkasokar, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty
Alternative forms edit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfr-kꜣ-zkr
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References edit
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 30
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 49, 174