mꜣꜥtj

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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mꜣꜥt (truth, righteousness) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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U2
mAa
a
t
y
Y1
  1. righteous
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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mꜣꜥt (truth, righteousness) +‎ -j (dual ending).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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SwSw

 m du

  1. (dual only) two goddesses present at the judgement of the dead
  2. (dual only, ellipsis for wsḫt nt mꜣꜥtj) The hall of judgement of the dead
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 1–2:
      A51sskA
      Z1
      pwxntDdDdwr
      r
      Xr
      r
      t
      mR22
      x
      mpr
      H_SPACE
      nb
      h
      n
      nw w
      A32mA21
      R12
      t y
      N36
      xntD
      f
      X4
      miwnnw
      niwt
      nbsxAwmSwSwH_SPACE
      R7
      bAZ1
      H_SPACE
      S
      t U30
      nb
      q
      r
      r
      t O49
      D45
      r
      minbHDH_SPACE
      R7
      bAZ1
      H_SPACE
      r
      a
      ra
      D
      t Z1
      f
      D&z&f
      špss kꜣ pw ḫnt(j) ḏdw wr ẖrt m ḫm nb hnw m ꜥnḏtj ḫnt(j) ḏf(ꜣ) m jwnw nb sḫꜣw m mꜣꜥtj bꜣ štꜣ nb qrrt ḏsr m jnb-ḥḏ bꜣ rꜥ ḏt.f ḏs.f
      He is noble of ka, this foremost one of Busiris, great of possessions in Letopolis, possessor of acclaim in (the nome of) Anedjti, foremost of provisions in Heliopolis, possessor of remembrance in the Two Truths (Hall of Judgement), the secret ba, lord of the Cavern, sacred in Memphis, the ba of Ra, his very body (literally, “his body/self of himself”), […]

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 125.