wsr-kꜣ-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

wsr (“powerful”) +‎ kꜣ (“life-force”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”) in two direct genitive constructions, thus ‘the powerful (one) of the life-force of Ra’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛsɛr kɑ rɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: weser-ka-ra

Proper noun

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1. A throne name notably borne by Userkare, a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty

Usage notes

It is unclear if this name was a throne name or given (birth) name.

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 42
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 56, 184