ḥtp ḏj nswt
Egyptian
Etymology
From ḥtp (“offering”) + ḏj (perfective relative form of rḏj) + nswt (“king”), thus ‘an offering that the king gives’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛtɛp d͡ʒi nɛsuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: hetep dji nesut
Noun
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- 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, Coffin of Nakht (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 Elder God, the Lord of Abydos […]
- 12th Dynasty, Coffin of Nakht (PM 5999):[1]
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
| singular | ḥtp ḏj nswt |
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| dual | ḥtpwj ḏjwj nswt |
| plural | ḥtpw ḏjw nswt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥtp ḏj nswt
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| 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, pages 365-366.