jpj-jpj

Egyptian

Etymology

Derived from the earlier (Memphite) name of the month, jpt-ḥmt, with reduplication of the first element, or perhaps directly from the short form jpt.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. the month of Epeiph
    Synonyms: jpt-ḥmt, jpt
  2. the festival of Epiphi, taking place on the first or second day of the next month, Mesore
    Synonyms: jpt-ḥmt, jpt

Coordinate terms

Egyptian calendar months (New Kingdom/Theban)edit

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Ἐπιφί (Epiphí)
  • Coptic: ⲉⲡⲏⲡ (epēp)
    • → Ge'ez: አቢብ (ʾäbib)

References

  • “Jpjp (lemma ID 24310)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎[1], Corpus issue 18, Web app version 2.1.5, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–26 July 2023
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 109.
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