nb-rꜥ
Egyptian
editEtymology
editFrom nb (“lord”) + rꜥ (“sun”). The exact meaning of this is debated, as there are several possible ways to interpret the name:
- With an unwritten first-person suffix pronoun, nb(.j)-rꜥ, a nominal sentence meaning ‘my lord is Ra’.
- With such an unwritten pronoun and honorific transposition, rꜥ-nb(.j), a nominal sentence meaning ‘Ra is my lord’.
- With the two elements in coordination, as ‘lord and sun (god)’.
- With the two elements in a direct genitive construction, as ‘lord of the sun’.
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛb rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: neb-ra
Proper noun
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- A serekh name notably borne by Nebra, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty
Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of nb-rꜥ
References
edit- Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173