ḥtpw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥtp (“to pacify”).

Pronunciation

Noun


 m

  1. peace, calm, submission
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 23:







      jwyt zb(.w) sjw(w) rw.w tꜣ m ḥtpw ẖr nb.f
      Wrongdoing has gone, the Slanderer has departed, and the land is in peace under its lord.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥtpw  




ḥtp ḥtp ḥtpw ḥtpw

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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