rꜥ-ḥtp

Egyptian

Etymology

rꜥ (“Ra”) +‎ ḥtp (“to be content”) +‎ (.w) (masculine singular stative ending), thus ‘Ra is content’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
r
a
ra Z1		 Htp
t p

 m

  1. a male given name, Rahotep

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜥ-ḥtp  
r
a		 Htp
t p
r
a		 Htp
t
raHtp
t p
ra
Htp
rꜥ-ḥtp rꜥ-ḥtp rꜥ-ḥtp rꜥ-ḥtp

References
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 219.15
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 89
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 81, 220
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