zꜣ-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

zꜣ (“son”) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”), literally ‘son of Ptah’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name, Siptah

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 44.
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