The word "pharaoh"

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:43:26 -0700


>>* Come on, it means "God-King", like the Egyptian
*>>* term.
*>Quite possibly - I don't read Egyptian, it isn't a
>term I use every day, I was knackered when I was
>typing. Don't bother checking, if you checked then I'm
>sure you got it right. And personally I have no idea
>where the silent "a" goes (other than you having just
>told me, I know...), or why it's in there at all.
 Actually, the Egyptian word "pharoah" apparently originally meant "great house" (Egyptian Pr-Aa) and came to mean the lord of the royal palace, the god-king. Apparently it was not one of the god-king's real titles but used in letters to the monarch, and more importantly by the writers of Exodus. Personally, I really wish Greg hadn't used "pharoah" as the main title for Belintar.

Jeff


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