ꜣṯpw

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣṯp (“to load”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑt͡ʃɛpuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: atjepu

Noun

 m

1. cargo of a ship
2. load to be carried
3. (figurative) something wearisome or oppressive, burden

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣṯpw  

ꜣtpw	ꜣṯpw	ꜣṯpw	ꜣṯpw
	[Middle Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom]

Synonyms

• ꜣtpwt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 24.4–24.6
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 6