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Filiative nomen

Filiative nomen

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In ancient Egyptian grammar, a filiative nomen (plural filiative nomina)[upper-alpha 1] is a name, typically of a pharaoh, that incorporates the name(s) of the person's father and possibly grandfather.[1]

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  1. Nomen is Latin for "name". Filiative is an adjectival form of filiation, defined as "filial relationship especially of a son to his father" (Merriam-Webster, def. 1a, accessed 2018-04-17).
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    Ryholt, K. S. B.; Bülow-Jacobsen, Adam (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 207–209. ISBN 9788772894218. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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