mryt-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ptah loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
p
t		 HmriitB1

 f

  1. a female given name, Merit-Ptah

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mryt-ptḥ  
mri i
t		 p
t		 H
p
t		 HU7
t
p
t		 HU7
r		 ii
N36
t		 p
t		 H
mryt-ptḥ mrt-ptḥ mry-ptḥ mrt-ptḥ

References
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 158.22, 161.19
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