wngbw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛnɛɡbuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: wenegbu

Proper noun

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1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Wenegbu

Usage notes

The reading of the name is uncertain. It is only attested on the Palermo Stone, and the exact identity of the two hieroglyphs the name comprises is debated. Other suggested interpretations are listed under the alternative forms below.

Alternative forms

Alternative readings of wngbw  

wꜣḏ-ꜥḏ	wng-ꜥḏ

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, pages 477-488