sfṯ

See also: SFT

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. one of the seven sacred oils used in mortuary rituals, made from the resin of the ꜥš-tree [since the Second Dynasty]
  2. the resin of the ꜥš-tree

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sfṯ  
sft

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲓϥⲓ (sifi)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲓϥⲉ (sife)

References

  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 118.11–118.16
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 225
  • Kapiec, Katarzyna (2018) “The Sacred Scents: Examining the Connection Between the ꜥntjw and sfṯ in the Context of the Early Eighteenth Dynasty Temples” in Études et Travaux XXXI, pages 195–217
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