mryt-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) + ptḥ (Ptah), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ptah loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


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  1. A female given name, Merit-Ptah

Alternative forms

References

  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 158.22, 161.19
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