jrt-ḥr

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Egyptian

Etymology

jrt (“eye”) +‎ ḥr (“Horus”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Eye of Horus’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ir
t Z1		 HHr
r		 G5

 f

  1. the actual Eye of Horus in mythology
  2. (in funerary offering spells) the offering given to the deceased
    1. an ointment used in mummification
    2. (in wine texts) an epithet for wine
    3. (in cosmetic texts) an epithet for wꜣḏ-cosmetic
    4. (in qbḥw texts) an epithet for water
  3. epithet for various goddesses as the personified eyes of Horus
  4. an epithet for fire

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jrt-ḥr  
ir
t Z1		 G5
ir
N31		 Q7
jrt-ḥr jrt-ḥr
as an epithet for fire

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References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 321.
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 107.12–107.14
  • Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, pages 182–184
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 38
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