ealdred: “I have seen it suggested that sekhem can also have other meanings like "shrine" etc?”

Depending on the determinative, sxm can mean sceptre; mighty one, power, powerful, founder, forget.

‘Shrine’:
nxn
sSdt (of falcon)
kAr (sign O18)
snwt (often dual)
xm

ealdred: “what is the meaning of the name Pepi/Pepy?”

Birth name of Pepy I: Pepy (pjpj) meaning unknown?
Horus name: ’Beloved of Two Lands’
Two Ladies: ‘Beloved of the Two Ladies’ bodies’
Golden Horus: ‘The triple falcons are golden’
Throne 1 and 2: ‘Perfect is the protection of Horus’, ‘Beloved of Re’

Birth name of Pepy II: Pepy (pjpj) meaning unknown?
Horus name: ’Divine of appearances’
Two Ladies: ‘The divine one of the appearances the Two Ladies’
Golden Horus: ‘The powerful golden falcon’
Throne: ‘The perfection of the ka of Re’

Info mostly sourced from:
‘A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian’ R.O. Faulkner, 2002
‘The Great Name’ R.J. Leprohon, 2013

Chris



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