stp.n-rꜥ
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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/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛtɛpʔɛn rɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: setep.en-ra
Proper noun
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- 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.