nb-tꜣwj

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Egyptian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nb (“lord”) +‎ tꜣwj (“the Two Lands”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Lord of the Two Lands’, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.

Pronunciation[edit]

(reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˌnibuwˈtaʀwaj/

Noun[edit]

nb
tA
tA

 m

  1. a common pharaonic epithet

References[edit]

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 68.
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