ḫf
Egyptian · verb
Edited by: Andreas Winkler
Last edited: 2023-10-31

Literal translation
destroyed
Categories
astrological concept

1. destroyed

1.a destroyed astrological concept

Refers to planetary influence

ỉn ỉw=f ẖn pr ỉw=f glg gꜣ pr ỉw=f ḫf

‘If it (moon) is in a place which is established or a place which is destroyed’

— P.Carlsberg XI 10 14

Genre: literary text Provenance: Tebtunis Date: 2nd Cent. CE

Quack, J. F. and K. Ryholt, 2019, Petese Interpreting Astrology by Imhotep for King Nechepsos. in K. Ryholt and J.F. Quack, eds, Demotic Literary Texts from Tebtunis and Beyond; Copenhagen, 2019, 161-183. 165


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2023). ḫf (Lemma #715). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2023). ḫf (Lemma #715). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/

MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2023). ḫf (Lemma #715). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/

Harvard
Winkler, A. (2023) ḫf (Lemma #715), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac715,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ḫf ({Lemma} #715)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/715/},
}