ḥtp-ḏj-nswt
Egyptian
Etymology
ḥtp (“offering”) + ḏj (perfective relative form of rḏj) + nswt (“king”), thus ‘an offering that the king gives’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛtɛp d͡ʒi nɛsuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: hetep-dji-nesut
Noun
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- a funerary gift authorized by the king, generally not given by the king personally but by a local funerary establishment under the patronage of a particular god; a royal offering
Usage notes
The name of the god under whose patronage the offering is made usually follows ḥtp-ḏj-nswt, either in a direct or indirect genitive construction or introduced by jn. Occasionally it instead replaces nswt.
Inflection
Declension of ḥtp-ḏj-nswt (masculine)
| singular | ḥtp-ḏj-nswt |
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| dual | ḥtpwj-ḏjwj-nswt |
| plural | ḥtpw-ḏjw-nswt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥtp-ḏj-nswt
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References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 365-366
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