stp.n-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

stp.n (perfect relative form of stp) +‎ rꜥ (“Ra”), thus literally ‘(he) whom Ra has chosen’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛtɛpʔɛn rɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: setep.en-ra

Proper noun

 m

1. a common epithet sometimes added to the throne names of pharaohs

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 364.