sḫm-pt

Egyptian

Etymology

sḫm (“power, cult image, incarnation”) +‎ pt (“sky”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Power of the sky’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛxɛm pɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: sekhem-pet

Proper noun

m

one of the four rudders of heaven
epithet for various gods

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sḫm-pt

sxm

sḫm-n-pt

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volumes 244.8–244.9, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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