ḥm-nṯr tpj
Egyptian
Etymology
ḥm-nṯr (“servant of god, priest”) + tpj (“first”), literally ‘first servant of the god’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛm nɛt͡ʃɛr tɛpi/
- Conventional anglicization: hem-netjer tepi
Noun
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- high priest; the head of the priestly hierarchy of a temple during the New Kingdom.
Inflection
Declension of ḥm-nṯr tpj
| singular | ḥm-nṯr tpj |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmwj-nṯr tpjwj |
| plural | ḥmw-nṯr tpjw |
References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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