zfṯyw

Egyptian

Etymology

zfṯ (“to slaughter”) +‎ -y +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


 m pl

  1. (plural only) a group of threatening underworld gods, ‘the Butchers’
    • c. 976 BCE, Book of the Dead of Pinedjem II (pLondon British Museum EA10793 = pCampbell), chapter 41B, line 22.6–22.7:









      		…

      [1]
      j sfṯyw jpw nw nb{t}-ꜥnḫ ntj ḥr.sn m sḏt spd ḏbꜥw […] ḥr ⟨ṯ⟩n r.j
      O you Butchers of the Lord of Life, whose faces are made of fire, (who are) sharp of fingers, […] keep away from me.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zfṯyw  
sfṯyw
from pLondon EA10793

References
  1. Munro, Irmtraut (1996) Der Totenbuch-Papyrus des Hohenpriesters Pa-nedjem II. (pLondon BM 10793 / pCampbell), Wiesbaden: plate 23
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