tpj

Egyptian

**Egyptian numbers (edit)**
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Cardinal: wꜥ Ordinal: tpj Adverbial: zp wꜥ Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ

tp (“atop”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Declension of tpj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	tpj	tpt
dual	tpjwj, tpwj	tptj
plural	tpjw, tpw	tpwt¹, tpt²
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tpj

tp

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 80, 128

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36

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