stp.n-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

stp.n (perfect relative form of stp) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘(he) whom Ra has chosen’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛtɛpʔɛn rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: setep.en-ra

Proper noun

m

a common epithet sometimes added to the throne names of pharaohs

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 364

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