ḫtꜣ

ḫtꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛtɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheta

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

1. Hatti [since the 18th Dynasty]
   • c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, line 26:

     ḫf.n ṯḥnw ḫtꜣ ḥtp(.w)

     Libya has been brought to ruin, and Hatti is pacified.

2. the inhabitants of Hatti [since the 18th Dynasty]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫtꜣ  

ḫtꜣ	ḫtꜣ	ḫtꜣ	ḫtꜣ	ḫtꜣw	ḫjt
				[New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]
			uncommon	in hieratic papyri	rare

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN