nfr-ḥtp
Egyptian
Etymology
nfr (“beautiful (one)”) + ḥtp (“to be content”) + (.w) (masculine singular stative ending), thus literally ‘the beautiful one is content’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛfɛr ħɛtɛp/, /nɛfɛr ħotɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: nefer-hetep, nefer-hotep
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfr-ḥtp
nfr-ḥtp | nfr-ḥtp.w |
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Νεφερωτης (Nepherōtēs)
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 67, 72, 84
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 70–72, 205–207, 209
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 198.14
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