ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫpr (“manifestation, form”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘the Manifestation of the Ka of Ra’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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1. A throne name notably borne by Senusret I, a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221.
• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 58