wngbw

Egyptian edit

Pronunciation edit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛnɛɡbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: wenegbu

Proper noun edit

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A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Wenegbu

Usage notes edit

The reading of the name is uncertain. It is only attested on the Palermo Stone, and the exact identity of the two hieroglyphs the name comprises is debated. Other suggested interpretations are listed under the alternative forms below.

Alternative forms edit

Alternative readings of wngbw

wꜣḏ-ꜥḏ

wng-ꜥḏ

References edit

von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, pages 477-488