ẖn-nḫn

Egyptian

Etymology

ẖn (“interior”) +‎ nḫn (“Hierakonpolis”) in a direct genitive construction.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. Upper Egypt between Aswan and Thebes

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ẖn-nḫn  
ẖn-nḫn

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 184.
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