ꜥsṯjrṯt

Egyptian

Etymology

From Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (^dIštar, “Ishtar”), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 (ʿaṯtart, “Astarte”), and Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת‎ (‘aštōreṯ, “Ashtoreth”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːst͡ʃirt͡ʃɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: astjirtjet

Proper noun

f

the goddess Astarte

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥsṯjrṯt

D36 [a]

O34 [z]

V13 [T]

D21 [r]

U33

M17

I12

ꜥsṯrtj

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 227.3
Naville, E. Textes relatifs au Mythe d'Horus recueillis dans le temple d'Edfou, plate 4

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.