ḥꜣt-špswt

Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

From ḥꜣt (“front”) +‎ špswt (plural of špst (“noblewoman”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘foremost of noblewomen’. A longer form of ḥꜣt-špswt is found as ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt.

Pronunciation edit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɑt ʃɛpsuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: hat-shepsut

Proper noun edit

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^{The template Template:historical given name does not use the parameter(s): xlit=Hatshepsut
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.}A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by Hatshepsut

Alternative forms edit

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣt-špswt

ḥꜣt-špswt

[Middle Kingdom]

[Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]

[New Kingdom]

as part of ẖnmt-jmn-ḥꜣt-špswt

References edit

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 232.23
Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 98
von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 84, 226