zꜣ-jmn

Egyptian

Etymology

From zꜣ (“son”) +‎ jmn (“Amun”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘son of Amun’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. a male given name, Siamun

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ-jmn  


zꜣ-jmn zꜣ-jmn
[New Kingdom]

References

  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 280.22
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 141
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 98, 254
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