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Egyptian [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Proper noun [ edit ]
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Aker , the Egyptian god of the earth and the horizon
the earth (in parallel to the atmosphere šw , as a location traversed by the dead king) [Pyramid Texts]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr
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( usually in the plural ) one of many gods representing forces of the earth , often imagined as serpents
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ꜣkr (masculine)
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr
References [ edit ]
Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1926 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] , volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN , pages 22.6–22.7
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 6
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 291–292 .