Apt (Egyptian) Explained
Amunet |
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Name Transcription: | jpwt(j) |
Apt, in Egyptian, may refer to:
- wpwtj or jpwtj, sometimes called Aput, Ȧp-t, or Ȧpu-t in outdated literature, the Egyptian word for ‘messenger’, sometimes used as an epithet for various gods.[1]
- Ipet, sometimes called Ȧpit, Apt, Apet, Aptu, Epet, Opet, or Ȧpȧpit in outdated literature, a hippopotamus goddess commonly identified with Taweret.
References
Bibliography
- Book: Budge, E. A. Wallis. E. A. Wallis Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary: With an Index of English Words, King List and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets, Volume 1. 1920. Cosimo, Inc., 2013 reprint. 9781616404604.
- Book: Coulter. C. R.. Turner. Patricia. Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. 2013. Routledge. 9781135963903.
- See also: Liber 777, revised 2003, p. 7
Notes and References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, page 304