ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫpr (“manifestation, form”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘the Manifestation of the Ka of Ra’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛpɛr kɑ rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: kheper-ka-ra

Proper noun

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A throne name notably borne by Senusret I, a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221
Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 58

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