nṯrtj

Egyptian

Etymology

From nṯr (“god”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛt͡ʃɛrti/
- Conventional anglicization: netjerti

Noun

m

adze used in the “opening of the mouth” funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink once more.

Inflection

Declension of nṯrtj (masculine)

singular	nṯrtj
dual	nṯrtjwj
plural	nṯrtjw

References

Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

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