ẖr st ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

ẖr (“under”) +‎ st (“place”) +‎ ḥr (“face”).

Pronunciation

Preposition
Xr
r		 stpr
t		 Hr
  1. under the care or supervision of
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 19:
      ip
      n
      f      		 tA
      N21 Z1
      r      		 Xr
      r
      t
      f      		 pt
      tA
      Xr
      r      		 stHr Z1
      f
      jp n.f tꜣ r ẖrt.f pt tꜣ ẖr st ḥr.f
      The land was accounted as his possession, and the sky and the land were under his care.

References
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 163
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