ḥtp-ḏj-nswt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥtp (“offering”) +‎ ḏj (perfective relative form of rḏj) +‎ nswt (“king”), thus ‘an offering that the king gives’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. a funerary gift authorized by the king, generally not given by the king personally but by a local funerary establishment under the patronage of a particular god; a royal offering
    • 12th Dynasty, Kastensarg des Nacht (PM 5999):[1]




      ḥtp-ḏj-nswt wsjr nb ḏdw nṯr ꜥꜣ nb ꜣbḏw […]
      An offering given by the king and Osiris, the Lord of Djedu, the Great God, the Lord of Abydos […]

Usage notes

The name of the god under whose patronage the offering is made usually follows ḥtp-ḏj-nswt, either in a direct or indirect genitive construction or introduced by jn. Occasionally it instead replaces nswt.

Inflection
Declension of ḥtp-ḏj-nswt (masculine)
singular ḥtp-ḏj-nswt
dual ḥtpwj-ḏjwj-nswt
plural ḥtpw-ḏjw-nswt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥtp-ḏj-nswt  
ḥtp-ḏj-nswt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 365-366.
  1. The Global Egyptian Museum (entry in German)
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