My good friend Ralo, host of 'OFF THE CORNER' and Co writer of this blog always salutes our radio show by saying 'HOTEP' so i wanted to educate & share with you what this word means. So what does "em hotep" mean?
"Em hotep" (EM ho-TEP) actually has several meanings, but when used as a salutation or parting phrase, it means "In peace". An extended version -- "ii-wy em hotep" -- means "Welcome in peace!" and was one of the most popular greetings in Kemet. "Em hotep" is not to be confused with "Imhotep," "(he)comes in peace," the name of a famous Kemetic ancestor.
Source : Kemet.org