zj n sḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

zj (“to go”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ sḏt (“fire”), thus perhaps literally ‘go-away of fire’. Some authors identify the first element with zbj (“to go, to lead”) rather than with zj or simply conflate the two verbs entirely.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zi ɛn sɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: zi en sedjet

Noun

m

burnt offering

Related terms

zj n ḫt

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 147
Allen, James (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20, 21

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