ḏdw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 4 May 2014

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Proper noun

Ddd
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  1. an Old Kingdom necropolis complex situated near modern Cairo: Djedu (now Abusir)
  2. (metonymically) the afterlife
    • 12th Dynasty, The Stela of Nakhti, BM EA 143:
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      nTraA
      wsjr nb ḏdw nṯr ꜥꜣ []
      Osiris, Lord of Djedu, the great god []

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