stp.n-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

From stp.n (perfect relative form of stp) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘(he) whom Ra has chosen’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition. It is attested as 𒐼𒋼𒅁𒈾𒊑𒀀 (šá-te-ep-na-re-a) in Akkadian cuneiform documents dating to the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1250 B.C.E.).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /səˌtepnəˈreːʕə/ → /səˌtepnəˈreːʕ/

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /səˌtepnəˈreːʕə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /səˌtepnəˈreːʕ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛtɛpʔɛn rɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: setep.en-ra

Proper noun

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1. a common epithet sometimes added to the throne names of pharaohs

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 364.