serekh

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noun

In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.

OriginEgyptian s-r:x-O33 →
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Meanings

nounserekh (plural serekhs)

plural serekhs

  1. In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.

Origin

  1. Egyptians-r:x-O33“palace façade”
  2. Englishserekh

Learned borrowing from Egyptian s-r:x-O33 (srḫ, “palace façade”).

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“serekh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serekh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serekh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serekh.

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