ḥrj-tp

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥrj (“being upon”) +‎ tp (“head”). The noun is thus literally ‘(he who is) upon the head’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛri tɛp/
  • Conventional anglicization: heri-tep

Adjective

1. being atop
2. chief, main

Inflection

	masculine	feminine
singular	ḥrj-tp	ḥrt-tp
dual	ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp	ḥrtj-tp
plural	ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp	ḥrwt-tp1, ḥrt-tp2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Declension of ḥrj-tp (nisba adjective)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-tp  

ḥr-tp	ḥr-tp

Noun

 m

1. chief, head, leader

Inflection

singular	ḥrj-tp
dual	ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp
plural	ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp

Declension of ḥrj-tp (masculine)

Alternative forms

See under the adjective section above.

Descendants

• Demotic: ḥrj-tp, ḥr-tb
  • → Hebrew: חַרְטֹם (ḥarṭōm), חרטום

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 343.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 140.6–140.15
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97