krtj

Egyptian

Etymology

Suffixed with -tj (dual suffix). Some form of (loan) relationship with Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- and/or Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- has been suggested (see those pages for more) but is problematic to establish.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛrti/
  • Conventional anglicization: kerti

Noun

 f du

1. (dual only) the two horns of Amun’s headdress

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of krtj  

krtj

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 134.13