mẖ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mh"

Egyptian

Etymology

If the writing is an abbreviated form of jmj-ẖt, possibly from jmj (“being in”) +‎ ẖt (“group of gods”), thus literally meaning ‘(the one) being in the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛç/
  • Conventional anglicization: mekh

Proper noun

 m

1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Mekh

References

• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
• Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 196