ḥrj jb

Egyptian

ḥrj +‎ jb, literally ‘being upon the heart (of)’.

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɛri ib/
- Conventional anglicization: heri ib

being in the midst (of)
(of a deity, followed by the name of a temple) indicates that a deity is worshipped in a particular temple, but that their main temple or shrine is elsewhere.

Declension of ḥrj jb (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ḥrj jb	ḥrt jb
dual	ḥrjwj jb, ḥrwj jb	ḥrtj jb
plural	ḥrjw jb, ḥrw jb	ḥrwt jb¹, ḥrt jb²
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj jb

ḥrj jb

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Declension of ḥrj jb (masculine)

See under the adjective section above.

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 131, 276 page 121, 131, 276.

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