ꜣḫt-jtn
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ꜣḫt (“Akhet”) + jtn (“Aten”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Akhet of the Aten’, i.e. the place where the sun rises.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑxɛt itɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: akhet-aten
Proper noun[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt-jtn
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Descendants[edit]
- → English: Akhetaten
References[edit]
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 17.23