sfṯ

See also: SFT

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛfɛt͡ʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: sefetj

Noun

 m

1. one of the seven sacred oils used in mortuary rituals, made from the resin of the ꜥš-tree [since the Second Dynasty]
2. the resin of the ꜥš-tree

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sfṯ  

sft

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲓϥⲓ (sifi)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲓϥⲉ (sife)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 118.11–118.16
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 225
• Kapiec, Katarzyna (2018) “The Sacred Scents: Examining the Connection Between the ꜥntjw and sfṯ in the Context of the Early Eighteenth Dynasty Temples” in Études et Travaux XXXI, pages 195–217