nṯrtj

Egyptian

Depiction of the “opening of the mouth” ritual — the man third from the left holds two nṯrtjwj in his right hand

Etymology

From nṯr (“god”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛt͡ʃɛrti/
  • Conventional anglicization: netjerti

Noun

 m

1. adze used in the “opening of the mouth” funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink once more.

Inflection

Declension of nṯrtj (masculine)

singular	nṯrtj
dual	nṯrtjwj
plural	nṯrtjw

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN