serekh
serekh · serekhs
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace…In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.
Meaning
1 sensesIn Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Egyptian s-r:x-O33 (srḫ, “palace façade”).Learned borrowing from Egyptian s-r:x-O33 (srḫ, “palace façade”).
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Forms
plural: serekhsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedcartouche
Derivedserekh name