jj-m-ḥtp
Egyptian
Etymology
jj (“coming”, perfective active participle of jj (“to come”)) + m (“in”) + ḥtp (“peace”), thus ‘(the one) coming in peace’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iʔi ɛm ħɛtɛp/, /iʔi ɛm ħotɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: ii-em-hetep, ii-em-hotep
Proper noun
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- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Imhotep.
- (Egyptian mythology) Imhotep, a deified administrator and architect
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jj-m-ḥtp
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Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Ιμούθης (Imoúthēs)
- → English: Imhotep
References
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 9.2