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Hotep

Hotep (ḥtp) is an Egyptian word that roughly translates as "to be at peace". It is regularly found in the names of ancient Egyptian figures such as Hotepsekhemwy (ḥr ḥtp-sḫm.wj "the two powers are at peace"), the first ruler of Egypt's Second Dynasty.

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Hotep is rendered in hieroglyphs as an altar/offering table (Gardiner R4). It has special semantic meanings in the Ancient Egyptian offering formula, also known as the ḥtp-dỉ-nsw formula, to refer to the "boon given by the king," or the food and goods on which a dead soul was supposed to subsist during the afterlife.

Hotep is the Egyptological pronunciation of Egyptian ḥtp (Gardiner p 579 and 617 = law). The phrase m ḥtp has been translated to mean literally from law "peace" (Gardiner p 583 and 620 "to rest" "be satisfied", "peace", "become at peace" and "at ease") as in the Egyptian philosophy of living the life in Maat.

Pharaonic names with 'hotep'

List of pharaohs with "hotep" as part of their name:

  • Hotepsekhemwy
  • Mentuhotep I, Mentuhotep II, Mentuhotep III, Mentuhotep IV, Mentuhotep V and Mentuhotep VI
  • Sehetepibre Amenemhat I
  • Sehetepibre
  • Hotepibre
  • Sobekhotep I, Sobekhotep II, Sobekhotep III, Sobekhotep IV, Merhotepre Sobekhotep V, Khahotepre Sobekhotep VI, Sobekhotep VII and Sobekhotep VIII
  • Neferhotep I, Neferhotep II and Neferhotep III
  • Merhotepre Ini
  • Rahotep
  • Amenhotep I, Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV, later known as Akhenaten
  • Sehetepibenre Pedubast

    • Other names with 'hotep'

    List of non-pharaonic people with "hotep" as part of their name:

  • Imhotep
  • Ptahhotep
  • The title of the American comedy film Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) refers to the nickname for a reanimated mummy that wears a cowboy hat.
  • Hotep is an avatar available in Active Worlds.
  • "Hotep" is a commonly used greeting in Afrocentric circles.
  • Hotep is one of the advisors to Pharaoh in the animated epic film The Prince of Egypt (1998).
  • Nyarlathotep is a deity or a demon in stories by H.P. Lovecraft.
  • A term with negative connotation used to describe African American men by various other groups.

    • References

    Hotep Wikipedia
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