jpt-swt

Egyptian

Etymology

jpt (“select, inner sanctum”) +‎ swt (plural of st (“place”)), thus literally ‘the (most) select of places’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


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  1. the temple of Karnak

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jpt-swt  
jpt-swt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 276 page 112, 276.
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