wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

From wsr +‎ mꜣꜥt +‎ rꜥ, meaning "The righteousness of the Sun (Ra) is powerful". It is attested as 𒉿𒀸𒈬𒀀𒊑𒀀 (wa-aš-mu-a-re-a) in Hittite cuneiform documents dating to the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1250 B.C.E.). In the Demotic period, the given name wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ is frequently represented by the unetymological pronunciation spellings ns-mn-rꜥ and smn-rꜥ, which resemble contemporary Greek transcriptions (see below).

Pronunciation

• (Late Egyptian, c. 1250 BCE) IPA^(key): /wəsmuʕəˈɾeːʕə/
• (Early Demotic, c. 650 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔusmaʕˈɾeːʕ/
• (Middle Demotic, c. 300 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔəsmaɾˈɾeː~ʔəsmanˈɾeː/

Proper noun

 m

1. a male given name, Usermaatre
2. Pharaoh Ramesses II, after the first part of his throne name, Usermaatre Setepenre (wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ stp.n-rꜥ).

Descendants

• Demotic: wsr-mꜣꜥ.t-rꜥ, smn-rꜥ, ns-mn-rꜥ, wsy-mn-rꜥ

• → Koine Greek: (semi-learned) Ὀσυμανδύας (Osumandúas), Ζμανρής (Zmanrḗs), Σμανρής (Smanrḗs)

• → English: Ozymandias

References

• Lüddeckens, Erich et al. (1980) Demotisches Namenbuch, I, page 128