Seth name
Seth name noun: a serekh name that features the figure of the god Set atop the serekh.
Noun
Seth name (plural Seth names)
- A serekh name that features the figure of the god Set atop the serekh.
- So far as could be checked, only one king took a separate Seth name besides his Horus name. […] The Horus name of this king was Sekhemib and his Seth name was Peribsen.1967, Herman te Velde, Seth, God of Confusion: A Study of His Role in Egyptian Mythology and Religion (volume 6 of Probleme der Ägyptologie), page 72
- After the original union, a period of scission followed under the second dynasty when pharaoh Sekhem returned to the worship of Seth and changed his Horus name to the Seth name, Peribsen.1983, Paul Ghalioungui, The Physicians of Pharaonic Egypt, page 88
Forms of Seth name
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Questions about Seth name
- What does Seth name mean?
- Seth name means a serekh name that features the figure of the god Set atop the serekh.
- What part of speech is Seth name?
- Seth name is a noun.
- What is the plural of Seth name?
- The plural of Seth name is Seth names.
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