ptḥ-špss

Egyptian

Etymology

ptḥ (“Ptah”) +‎ špss (“to be noble, esteemed”) +‎ (.w) (masculine singular stative ending), thus ‘Ptah is noble/esteemed’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛtɛh ʃɛpsɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: ptah-shepses

Proper noun

m

a male given name, Ptahshepses

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ptḥ-špss

A50

špss-ptḥ

[Late Period]

References

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 326.19

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