jj-m-ḥtp

Egyptian

Etymology

jj (“coming”, perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”)) +‎ m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”), thus ‘(the one) coming in peace’, ‘(the one) returning home safely’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iʔi ɛm hɛtɛp/, /iʔi ɛm hotɛp/
  • Conventional anglicization: ii-em-hetep, ii-em-hotep

Proper noun

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1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Imhotep, notably borne by Imhotep.
2. (Egyptian mythology) Imhotep, a deified administrator and architect

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jj-m-ḥtp  

jy-m-ḥtp	jjw-m-ḥtp

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἰμούθης (Imoúthēs)
• → English: Imhotep

References

• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 9.2