rbw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /rɛbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: rebu
Proper noun
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- Libu, a North African tribe [since the 19th Dynasty]
- c. 1208 BCE, Merneptah Stele, Line 6:
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(the unsupported hieroglyph A62 (𓁇) depicts a foreign prince)
A62 
- pꜣ wr ẖz ḫr(w) n(j) rbw wꜥr(.w) m nfrw grḥ n wꜥꜥw.f
- The wretched prince, the enemy belonging to the Libu, has fled in the emptiness of night alone.
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- c. 1208 BCE, Merneptah Stele, Line 6:
- the region of Libya [since the 19th Dynasty]
Usage notes
The tribal designation is sometimes conventionally translated as ‘Libyans’.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rbw
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| from the Merneptah Stele |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Λιβύη (Libúē)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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