ptḥ-špss
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Egyptian
Etymology
ptḥ (“Ptah”) + špss (“to be noble, esteemed”) + (.w) (masculine singular stative ending), thus ‘Ptah is noble/esteemed’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛtɛh ʃɛpsɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: ptah-shepses
Proper noun
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- a male given name, Ptahshepses
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ptḥ-špss
References
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 326.19