ṯꜣtj
Egyptian

Imhotep, the deified ṯꜣtj of Pharaoh Djoser
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑti/
- Conventional anglicization: tjati
Noun
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- vizier; the head of Egypt’s national administration [Since the Old Kingdom]
- the highest official in enumerations
- (later) a sub-official of the vizier
- Used of various gods: Thoth, Amon, and Har-wer. [Since the 18th Dynasty]
- (rare) Used of the king. [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of ṯꜣtj (masculine)
| singular | ṯꜣtj |
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| dual | ṯꜣtjwj |
| plural | ṯꜣtjw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯꜣtj
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| ṯꜣtj | ṯꜣj | ṯꜣt | ṯꜣtj | ṯꜣtj | ṯꜣt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Terms derived from ṯꜣtj
References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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