ḥꜣb-zkr

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== Egyptian == === Etymology === ḥꜣb (“festival”) +‎ zkr (“Sokar”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Festival of Sokar’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɑb zɛkɛr/ Conventional anglicization: hab-zeker === Proper noun === m the Festival of Sokar, a festival consisting of the dragging of the Sokar-bark and a procession called pẖr ḥꜣ jnbw (“circling around the walls”), celebrated on the 25th (later 26th) of Choiak ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === Helck, Wolfgang; Westendorf, Wolfhart (1977), Lexikon der Ägyptologie, volume 2: Erntefest – Hordjedef, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 175–176