wsr-kꜣ.f

Egyptian

Etymology

wsr (“to be(come) powerful”) +‎ kꜣ (“life-force”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus ‘his life-force is powerful’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Userkaf, a pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wsr-kꜣ.f  
wsr-kꜣ.f

References

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 38
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 54, 181
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