nt-ḥsb

Egyptian

Etymology

nt (feminine of nj (“of, belonging to”)) +‎ ḥsb (“calculation”), thus ‘(what is) belonging to calculation’.

Pronunciation

Noun
 f
  1. accounting, bookkeeping

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nt-ḥsb  
nt-ḥsb
[Late Period]

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 197
  • Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53
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