twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn

Egyptian

Etymology

twt (“image”) +‎ ꜥnḫ (“living”) +‎ jtn (“Aten”), with twt and jtn in a direct genitive construction. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tuːt ɑːnx itɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: tut-ankh-aten

Proper noun

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1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Tutankhaten, notably borne by Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamon), a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty