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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts 𓊪𓋴𓅓𓍿𓎡, Ψαμμήτιχος
Other Forms FormsPsamatak, Psametek, Pesmetjek, Psammetikhos (Ancient Greek), Psammetichus (Latin)
Meaning & History
From Egyptian psmṯk, possibly a short form of pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk meaning "the man of Meṯek", Meṯek (or Metjek) being a hypothetical Libyan deity. Alternatively, it could derive from an Egyptian transcription of an Assyrian name. This was the name of three pharaohs of ancient Egypt.