ḥtp ḏj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥtp (“offering”) +‎ ḏj (perfective relative form of rḏj), thus ‘an offering that … gives’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛtɛp d͡ʒi/
- Conventional anglicization: hetep dji

Phrase

conventionally used in the offering formula to introduce the name of a god whose local funerary establishment provides funerary gift(s) for the deceased
1. as the introduction to the offering formula as a whole [Pyramid Texts and Old Kingdom]
2. following the term ḥtp ḏj nswt at the start of the offering formula [Pyramid Texts to Middle Kingdom and rarely in the 18th and 26th Dynasties]

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 186, 188.1

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