Tutankhamon

English

The mask of Tutankhamon.

Alternative forms

We only know the letters mn of the last word in the name, as the Egyptians only wrote down consonants and no vowels in their writing system, so various people fill in various vowels.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn (literally “Living Image of Amun”),

imn
n		 tw&tanx

Like most Ancient Egyptian names, the original is a phrase rather than a single word.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtut ɑŋˈkɑ mən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtut ɛŋˈkɑ mən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmɛn -mən/

Proper noun

Tutankhamon

  1. Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age.

Translations

See also

Portuguese

Proper noun

Tutankhamon m

  1. Alternative form of Tutancâmon
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