ẖr st ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

ẖr (“under”) +‎ st (“place”) +‎ ḥr (“face”).

Pronunciation

Preposition
  1. under the care or supervision of
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 19:








      jp n.f tꜣ r ẖrt.f pt tꜣ ẖr st ḥr.f
      The land was accounted as his possession, and the sky and the land were under his care.

References

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 163
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