mryt-jtn

Egyptian

Etymology

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) +‎ jtn (“Aten”), literally ‘(she) whom the Aten loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛriːt itɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: meryt-aten

Proper noun

f

A female given name, Meritaten

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mryt-jtn

mrt-jtn

References

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 161.18

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