ḫprj

Egyptian

Etymology

A nominalized use of the imperfective active participle of ḫpr (“to come into being”), thus literally ‘the one coming into being’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. Khepri, the god personifying the morning sun

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprj  
ḫpr

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 149.
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