I read that translations of "Khafre" are along the lines of "Appearing like Re". This seems to ignore the 'f', which I though meant 'he, him, his'. So shouldn't it translate more correctly as 'He Appears (like) Re' or 'Re He Appears'?
What do you think?
Cheers, Jeff
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I think you may well have a point.
Ps - An alternative interpretation has been: ‘The eternal rising Sun of Re.’
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quote:Originally posted by Burzacott: Hi gang,
I read that translations of "Khafre" are along the lines of "Appearing like Re". This seems to ignore the 'f'...
Hey guy,
You can find all of your questions answered in Budge's Dictionary of Hieroglyphics...
Ex: look up Kha...f...re
Kha = to ascend (to the throne), rises, etc.,
f = he
Re = the Sun-God Re, the sun
thus, Khafre = He ascends (as, like) Re; My choice > "He rises like the sun"
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