ḥꜣb-zkr

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥꜣb (“festival”) +‎ zkr (“Sokar”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Festival of Sokar’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. the Festival of Sokar, a festival consisting of the dragging of the Sokar-bark and a procession called pẖr ḥꜣ jnbw (“circling around the walls”), celebrated on the 25th (later 26th) of Choiak

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣb-zkr  
ḥꜣb-zkr

References

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