ṯnṯꜣt
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
Probably derived from ṯnj (“to elevate, to be distinguished”).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛnt͡ʃɑt/
- Conventional anglicization: tjentjat
Noun edit
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- throne dais of a king or god, especially the dais of Horus [since the Middle Kingdom]
- sedan chair
- a litter for carrying a sacred animal [Greco-Roman Period]
- throne hall, especially in the context of the Sed festival
Inflection edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnṯꜣt
References edit
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 237.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 384.14–385.9