ptḥ-špss

Egyptian

Etymology

ptḥ (“Ptah”) +‎ špss (“to be noble, esteemed”) +‎ (.w) (masculine singular stative ending), thus ‘Ptah is noble/esteemed’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛtɛh ʃɛpsɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: ptah-shepses

Proper noun

 m

1. a male given name, Ptahshepses

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ptḥ-špss  

špss-ptḥ

[Late Period]

References

• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 326.19