tḫn

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛxɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: tekhen

Noun

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1. obelisk [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of tḫn (masculine)

singular	tḫn
dual	tḫnwj
plural	tḫnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tḫn  

tḫn

[Pyramid Texts]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 326.15–326.24
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 301