nb-rꜥ

== Egyptian == === Etymology === From nb (“lord”) +‎ rꜥ (“sun, Ra”). The exact meaning of this is debated, as there are several possible ways to interpret the name: With an unwritten first-person suffix pronoun, nb(.j)-rꜥ, a nominal sentence meaning ‘my lord is Ra’. With such an unwritten pronoun and honorific transposition, rꜥ-nb(.j), a nominal sentence meaning ‘Ra is my lord’. With the two elements in coordination, as ‘lord and sun (god)’. With the two elements in a direct genitive construction, as ‘lord of the sun’. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛb rɑː/ Conventional anglicization: neb-ra === Proper noun === m a serekh name notably borne by Nebra, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 28 von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984), Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 48, 173