hn

See also: HN, hN, .hn, h*n, Hn., ḥn, ḫn, and ẖn

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: hen

Noun

m

chest, box
sarcophagus
(figurative) body as a holder for the heart
(figurative) skull as a holder for the brain

Inflection

Declension of hn (masculine)

singular	hn
dual	hnwj
plural	hnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hn

O4 [h]

N35 [n]

O18

hn

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 491.9–492.4
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 158

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