jtrw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 30 March 2015

Pronunciation

 

Noun

it
r		 wmw

 m

  1. river
  2. The Nile River.
    Synonym: ḥꜥpj

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Noun

it
r		 wmwN36
N21 Z1

 m

  1. a schene, a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw (“cubits”) (about 10.5 kilometres).

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References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  1. ↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47
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