nfr-tm

Egyptian

Etymology

nfr +‎ tm.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛfɛr tɛm/
  • Conventional anglicization: nefer-tem

Proper noun

 m

1. The god Nefertum, personification of the first plant, a lotus, that mythically bloomed after the primeval waters receded and gave rise to the sun.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131.