nb-mꜣꜥt-snfr-wj

Egyptian

Etymology

From nb-mꜣꜥt (“possessor of righteousness/truth”) +‎ snfr (“to make pleasing, fine, beautiful”) +‎ wj (“me”), thus ‘the possessor of righteousness has made me fine’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛb mɑʔɑːt sɛnɛfɛr wi/
  • Conventional anglicization: neb-maat-senefer-wi

Proper noun

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1. A serekh name notably borne by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 35
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 52, 178