jzwt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

 f

  1. work-gang, team or crew of workers [since the Old Kingdom]
    • 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 6–9:[1]





      rḏj ḥm.f [s]fṯ ḫwz n[.f] jz jn jzwt nt (j)qdw
      His Majesty gave pine oil and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by a gang of builders.
  2. crew of a boat, especially the solar barque [since the Old Kingdom]
    • c. 2000–1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115), lines 7–8:









      jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
      Our crew has come (back) intact, without loss to our expedition.
  3. troop, band, or company of soldiers [since the New Kingdom]
  4. entourage or following of a king or god [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of jzwt (feminine)
singular jzwt
dual jzwtj
plural jzwwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt  





jzwt jzwt jzwt jzyt jzyt jzyt
[Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
in papyri
Derived terms
  • ꜥꜣ n jzwt
  • rmṯ jzwt

Etymology 2

From jz (“old, ancient”) +‎ -wt.

Noun


 f

  1. ancient times, antiquity, yore
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt  
jswt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 223.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 136
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), “ı͗s·t”, in Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 127.11–127.17
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), “ı͗sw·t”, in Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 128.10–128.13
  1. 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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