tḫn

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛxɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: tekhen

Noun

m

obelisk [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of tḫn (masculine)

singular	tḫn
dual	tḫnwj
plural	tḫnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tḫn

tḫn

[Pyramid Texts]

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 326.15–326.24
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 301

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