ṯꜣtj

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Egyptian[edit]

Imhotep, the deified ṯꜣtj of Pharaoh Djoser

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TAt
Z1
A1

 m

  1. vizier; the head of Egypt’s national administration [Since the Old Kingdom]
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 2.3–2.4:
      r
      a
      inTAt
      A1
      nistA2nAiif
      n
      X
      r
      dwA17AA1
      Z2
      mxt
      x t
      D54a
      r
      qarqA2fz
      x
      rY1r
      T
      A1 B1
      Z2
      bM17t
      W10
      bHA2sn
      Z2
      miiit
      D54
      HrZ1r
      f
      rdj.jn ṯꜣt(j) njs.t(w) nꜣy.f n(j) ẖrdw m ḫt ꜥrq.f sḫr r(m)ṯw bj(ꜣ)t.sn m jjt ḥr.f
      So the vizier let his children be summoned after he understood the conduct of people, their character being what had come upon him.
  2. the highest official in enumerations
  3. (later) a sub-official of the vizier
  4. Used of various gods: Thoth, Amon, and Har-wer. [Since the 18th Dynasty]
  5. (rare) Used of the king. [Greco-Roman Period]

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  • English: tjaty

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