The offering formula
Formula
Funerary stelae and false doors, Old Kingdom onward
- Old Egyptian
- Middle Egyptian
Passages
ḥtp-dꞽ-nswt
“an offering which the king gives”
Signs attested
- M23A sedge
The sedge for nswt is written first, before the offering table and the loaf.
- R4A loaf of bread on a reed mat
Words in this passage
- nswt king
- M23A sedge
Sources
- [1] Gardiner, Alan H. Egyptian Grammar. 3rd ed. Griffith Institute, 1957. — Excursus B