kbn

Egyptian

Etymology

From Semitic; compare Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋‎ (gbl), Akkadian 𒁺𒆷 (/gubla/).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /kaˈban/ → /kaˈban/ → /kəˈβan/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛbɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: keben

Proper noun

m./f. topo.

Byblos, a town in the Levant

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kbn

R5 [kp]

N35 [n]

Z4 [y]

N25

D28 [kA]

D58 [b]

N35 [n]

T14

kpnj

kꜣbn

References

Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129

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