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ꜣḫ-n-jtn

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Egyptian

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Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage Ax-n-itn
Gardiner 1927 ꜣḫ-n-ꞽtn
Erman & Grapow 1926 ꜣḫ-n-ꞽtn
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) aχ-en-ȧten

Etymology

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From ꜣḫ (effective) +‎ n (for) +‎ jtn (sun-disc, Aten), thus literally meaning ‘Effective for the Aten’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed Amarna-period Late Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈʔuːχəʔ nə ˈjaːtəj/

Proper noun

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  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the 14th century BCE pharaoh Akhenaten, possible father of Tutankhamon and founder of Atenism

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 201.