ḥm-kꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥm (“servant”) +‎ kꜣ (“ka”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘servant of the ka’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. funerary priest; priest who supervised the cult of the dead and, under contract, supplied offerings to the kas of the dead

Inflection

Declension of ḥm-kꜣ
singular ḥm-kꜣ
dual ḥmwj-kꜣ
plural ḥmw-kꜣ

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 166.
  • Hoch, James (1997), Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 163
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