smr-ẖt

Egyptian

Etymology

smr (“royal friend, courtier”) +‎ ẖt (“group of gods”), literally ‘companion of the group of gods (i.e. the Ennead)’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. a serekh name notably borne by Semerkhet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

References

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XXVIII
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