Pronunciation Guide

 

 

Amarna – Uh-mar-nuh

Aten – Ah-tun

Akhenaten – Awk-eh-nah-tun

Meretaten – Mare-et-ah-tun

Meketaten – Mek-et-ah-tun

Mutbenret (primarily referred to as Mut, as in “moot point”) – Moot-ben-ret

Mutef – Moo-tef

Hemet – Hem-et

Babi – Bah-bee

Herihor – Hair-ee-hor

Smenkare – Smen-kah-ray

Tutankhamun – Toot-ankh-ah-moon

Nefertiti – Nef-er-tee-tee

Meretseger – Mare-et-say-ger

Seshep ny Netjer (God’s Light) – Seh-shep knee net-jer

Heqa-oo Moot (Death Spell) – Heck-a-oo Moot

Meseneh Rek (Turning Time) – Mes-en-eh Wreck

Iroo Herioo (Making Faces) – Ear-oo Hare-ee-oo