jmj-ḫnt

Egyptian

Etymology

jmj (“being in”) +‎ ḫnt (“fore, forecourt”), thus ‘(one who) is in the forecourt (of the palace)’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imi xɛnɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: imi-khenet

Noun

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1. an official title: ‘chamberlain’: a priest responsible for the crown and ornaments of the king and for his ceremonial dressing and undressing [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of jmj-ḫnt (masculine)

singular	jmj-ḫnt
dual	jmjwj-ḫnt, jmwj-ḫnt
plural	jmjw-ḫnt, jmw-ḫnt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-ḫnt  

m-ḫnt	m-ḫnt	jmj-ḫnt
[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Late Period]

References

• Jones, Dilwyn (2000) An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (BAR International Series; 866 (I-II)), volume I-II, Oxford: Archaeopress, →ISBN, § 1015, pages 281–282
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 75.1
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[2], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 132