jqḥw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 19 August 2023

Etymology

Perhaps compare qḥ (“to break stones”), qḥqḥ (“to hammer”), if not jqḥ (“to enter, to illuminate”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ikɛhuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iqehu

Noun

 m

1. battle axe
2. (figuratively) military strikeforce as an extension of royal power

Inflection

Declension of jqḥw (masculine)

singular	jqḥw
dual	jqḥwwj
plural	jqḥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqḥw  

jqḥw	ꜣqḥw	ꜣqḥw

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 22.1, 138.18
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 6, 32
• Goedicke, Hans (1992) “Amenophis II in Samaria” in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, volume 19, page 149–150
• Morschauser, Scott (1997) “Approbation or Disapproval? The Conclusion of the Letter of Amenophis II to User-Satet, Viceroy of Kush (Urk. IV, 1344.10-20)” in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, volume 24, page 214