mryt-ptḥ

Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ptah loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation edit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛriːt pɛtɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: meryt-ptah

Proper noun edit

f

a female given name, Merit-Ptah

Alternative forms edit

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mryt-ptḥ

mryt-ptḥ

mrt-ptḥ

mry-ptḥ

mrt-ptḥ

References edit

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 158.22, 161.19