kkw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛkuː/
- Conventional anglicization: keku

Noun

m

darkness [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kkw

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Descendants

Demotic: kky
- Coptic: ⲕⲁⲕⲉ (kake) – Sahidic, ⲭⲁⲕⲓ (khaki) – Bohairic

Proper noun

m

the god Kek or Kuk, personification of the darkness of the primeval waters [since the Coffin Texts]

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: χοῦχ (khoûkh)

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 334

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