ḥwt-ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥwt (mansion) + ḥr (Horus) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Mansion of Horus’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

O10C9

 f

  1. The goddess Hathor

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

Hwtt
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Hr
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I12

 f

  1. The month of Hathyr

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἁθύρ (Hathúr)

See also

References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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