sbtj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛbti/
  • Conventional anglicization: sebti

Noun

 m

1. fortification wall (of a city, temple district, etc.) [Since the 18th Dynasty]
2. temporarily raised wall to trap wildlife or close off a besieged city
3. fortress
4. (rare) wall of a room
5. Figuratively used of kings and gods as a ‘wall’ or ‘fortress’

Inflection

Declension of sbtj (masculine)

singular	sbtj
dual	sbtjwj
plural	sbtjw

Alternative forms

Alternative writings of the phonetic component of sbtj  

sbtj	sbtj	sbtj	sbt	sbdj	sbꜣt	sb
	[10th Dynasty]	[10th Dynasty]	[Greco-Roman Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative determinatives of sbtj  

	[19th Dynasty]	[22nd Dynasty]

Derived terms

• sbtj n wmtt

 

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲃⲧⲉ (sabte)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲃ̄ⲧ (sob̄t)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲃ̄ⲧ (sob̄t)

Noun

 m

1. compound (of household or temple)

Inflection

Declension of sbtj (masculine)

singular	sbtj
dual	sbtjwj
plural	sbtjw

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN