Chris,

If its 'temple, Akhet Khufu', then the name Akhet Khufu could refer to his cult complex on the east side of his pyramid, but if this is the case, why would the name 'Akhet Khufu' have the 'pyramid' det.

A determinative does not necessarily represent literally the object described. It denotes the nature of the object, the idea behind it, it's category. The house-glyph is used in many contexts as a determinative, and yet it does not in all cases mean "a house". A regular tomb written using "house" as a determinative. The word tomb being written mostly with the house-determinative is a good example of this. Why should it be different for the pyramid-glyph as determinative?



Ritva