jrt ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

jrt (“eye”) +‎ ḥr (“Horus”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Eye of Horus’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
ir
t Z1		 HHr
r		 G5

 f

  1. the actual Eye of Horus in mythology
  2. (in funerary offering spells) the offering given to the deceased
    1. an ointment used in mummification [since the New Kingdom]
    2. (in wine texts) an epithet for wine
    3. (in cosmetic texts) an epithet for wꜣḏ-cosmetic
    4. (in qbḥw texts) an epithet for water
  3. epithet for various goddesses as the personified eyes of Horus
  4. an epithet for fire [Late Period and Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jrt ḥr  
ir
t Z1		 G5
ir
N31		 Q7
jrt ḥr jrt ḥr
as an epithet for fire

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • jrt ḥr ꜣḫt
  • jrt ḥr ꜥnḫt
  • jrt ḥr wꜣḏt
  • jrt ḥr wrt
  • jrt ḥr wḏꜣt
  • jrt ḥr bnrt
  • jrt ḥr ḥḏt

Descendants

Compounded with r.w:

  • ⇒ Demotic: jr.t-ḥr-r-r⸗w
    • → Ancient Greek: Ἰνάρως (Inárōs)
      • Greek: Ινάρως (Ináros)
      • Latin: Inarōs
    • Coptic: ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ (nahrau)

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 321.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 107.12–107.14
  • Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 182–184
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 38
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