špst
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See also: SPST
Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
šps (“nobleman”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʃipsat/ → /ˈʃipsaʔ/ → /ˈʃepsa/ → /ˈʃepsə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛpsɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: shepset
Noun[edit]
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- noblewoman [since the Old Kingdom]
Inflection[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of špst
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špst | šps | špst | ||||||||||
[Old Kingdom] | [Old Kingdom] | [Middle Kingdom] |
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 115, 132.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN