prt-ḫrw

Egyptian

Etymology

prt (infinitive of prj (to emerge)) + ḫrw (voice), thus ‘emergence of the voice’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˌpiɾitχaˈɾaw//ˌpiɾiʔχaˈɾaw//ˌpəɾəχəˈɾaw//ˌpəɾəχəˈɾaw/

Noun

O3

 m

  1. a funerary offering of which the spirit of the deceased is called to partake, generally made under the auspices of Osiris and consisting of at least bread, beer, cattle, and fowl; invocation offering

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 365–367.
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