qꜣ-ḥḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

qꜣ (“high”) +‎ ḥḏt (“White Crown”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘(the one who is) high of White Crown’, i.e. ‘he whose White Crown is high’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑ hɛd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: qa-hedjet

Proper noun

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1. A serekh name notably borne by Qahedjet, a pharaoh of the Third Dynasty

Usage notes

The sole stela on which this name appears may be a forgery, in which case this name may not actually be attested.

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 33
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 51, 177