dbḥt-ḥtp

Egyptian

Etymology

dbḥt (“necessity”) +‎ ḥtp (“offering”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘necessity of the offering’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. (uncountable) funerary meal offered to the dead [since the Old Kingdom]
  2. (uncountable) altar for food offerings to the dead [since the Old Kingdom]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dbḥt-ḥtp  
dbḥ-ḥtp

References

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