tḫj

Egyptian

Etymology

A nominalized nisba adjective, formed from tḫ (plumb bob) + -j (nisba ending), thus literally ‘(the one) of the plumb bob’, an epithet of Thoth.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. The month of Thoth

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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