ḫnp

See also: HNP

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb



 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to snatch, to steal
  2. (transitive) to catch (a ball)
  3. (transitive) to present (an offering, especially of water)
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 4:

















      ḫnp.n n.f nnw mw.f ḫnt n.f mḥ(y)t mss(w) pt ṯꜣw r fnḏ.f r ḥtp.tw jb.f
      Nun has presented his waters to him, and the north wind goes southward for him, for whose nose the sky brings forth breath in order that his heart be contented,

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References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, ISBN 3050022647, page 290.5–290.17
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, ISBN 0-900416-32-7, page 192
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