Hotep
Hotep is an Egyptian word that roughly translates as "to be satisfied, at peace". The word also refers to an "offering" ritually presented to a deity or a dead person, hence "be pleased, be gracious, be at peace". It is rendered in Egyptian hieroglyphs as an altar (Gardiner sign R4). The noun ḥtp.w means "peace, contentment". Davies interprets the concept of as "the result of action in accord with maat ".
The so-called [Ancient Egyptian language|Egyptian offering formula|offering formula] begins with "an offering given by the king".
Egyptian became Coptic "be content" and hōtp "be reconciled".
Hotep was part of ancient Egyptian names, such as Hotepsekhemwy, the first ruler of the Second Dynasty of Egypt.
In personal names
;Pharaohs- Hotepsekhemwy
- Mentuhotep I, Mentuhotep II, Mentuhotep III, Mentuhotep IV, Mentuhotep V and Mentuhotep VI
- 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
- Neithhotep
- Imhotep
- Ptahhotep
- Khnumhotep I
- Hedjhotep
- Hetepheres I, Hetepheres II
- Hetepheres
- Neferhetepes
- Hathorhotep
- Mentuhotep (queen)
In popular culture
- Nyarlathotep is a deity or a demon in stories by H. P. Lovecraft, and the title of a 1920 short story.
- Hotep is one of the advisors to Pharaoh in the animated epic film The Prince of Egypt.
- The title of the American comedy film Bubba Ho-Tep refers to the nickname for a reanimated mummy that wears a cowboy hat
- Robin Thede used the derivative term "hertep" in A Black Lady Sketch Show.