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Ramses · Prince/Princess Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 377

Probably call him Hughie. Laughing

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Meritaton · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 6:25 pm Post subject:

I haven't heard Huy pronounced yet, but the name Tiy always sounds the same so I guess this is true for Huy too.
Yes, it is short for Amenhotep as far as I know.

Neith · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:02 pm Post subject:

I wonder how it comes from Amenhotep. I would understand Ameni or Meni or something similar, but Hui?
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Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

I just did a search and found this:

Though there have been a number of new archaeological discoveries in the Bahariya Oasis (in Egypt's Western Desert) as of late, including the now famous Valley of the Golden Mummies, the tomb of Amenhotep Huy, a governor of the oasis during Egypt's New Kingdom, is traditionally one of its best known monuments.
Amenhotep Huy held the title, "Governor of the Northern Oasis". He was probably one of the officials appointed to govern Bahariya in accordance with a decree of Tuthmosis III, after that king apparently recognized the importance of the Oasis and its defensive position. Many such officials were sent from the Nile

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/huy.htm
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Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

I was responsible for the last post but forgot to log on before i did! Cut me some slack I'm still a newbie here!...lol
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Neith · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject:

Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

Neith,
Do you know the meaning of this nickname? Is it one of the two that I listed from Budge?
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Neith · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:56 pm Post subject:

That information, that Hui is a nickname from Amenhoptep I've got from http://www.maatkare.com/names.html (if I remember it right, often I don't know where I've got some info from). Yes, it's there:

Sometimes a nickname is not so easy to explain for example Huy or Huya is used for the name Amenhotep, much like today Beau is used for Beauregard.
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Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

Hmmmmm....I don't really see the association between Amenhotep and Huy in comparison to Beauregard and Beau. Obviously Beau is part of the name Beauregard, but Huy is not a part of the name Amenhotep. You've got me quite curious about this name now. I'm going to do more research on it.
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Meritaton · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:39 am Post subject:

Kiya · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:45 pm Post subject:

Si-amun · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:12 am Post subject:

Yes, because Min was associated with fertility and it was Khonsu who was the major lunar deity. Thoth holds the sun upon his head does he not? He was the god of scribes and wisdom however, a far cry from fertility or the moon. Min is not associated with the moon however and Khonsu is not associated with fertility. The only link is the evolution of the dieites Min and Amun to form Amun-Min, as Amun was the "father" of khonsu it would provide a link. Otherwise I am baffled.
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Sekhmet · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject:

For those of you interested in Thoth's relationship to the Moon and fertility i suggest the below website. It should answer most of your questions.

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/moon.htm
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