mnṯw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmancVw/ → /ˈmantVw/ → /ˈmantə/ → /ˈmant(ə)/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmancVw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmantVw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmantə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmant(ə)/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛnt͡ʃuː/, /montuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: mentju, montu

Proper noun

 m

1. the war god Montu

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnṯw  

mntw

Derived terms

• wsr-mnṯw
• mnṯw-wsr
• mnṯw-ḥtp

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 230.