ḥpy

See also: HPY

Egyptian

as a jar containing a mummy’s lungs

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛpiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: hepy

Proper noun

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1. Hapy, a mortuary god, protector of the lungs of the deceased

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 96.