jdmj

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jVˈtʼuːmVj/ → /jVˈtʼuːmVj/ → /ʔəˈtʼeːm/

Noun

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  1. fine red linen
    • 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 3–6:[2]






      wḏ ḥm.f qrs.f rḏj n.f qrst m prwj-ḥḏ (j)dmj ꜥꜣ wrt [s]nṯr
      His Majesty commanded that he be buried, that he be given a burial from the two treasuries and very much fine linen and incense.

Inflection
Declension of jdmj (masculine)
singular jdmj
dual jdmjwj
plural jdmjw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jdmj  
dmj dmj jdm jdmj jdmj jdmj jdmj
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
abbreviation abbreviation

Derived terms
  • jdmjt

Descendants
  • → Hebrew: אֵטוּן‎‎ (ʾēṭūn)
    • → Ancient Greek: ὀθόνη (othónē)

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 153.14–153.16
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245
  2. Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99
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