nnw

See also: NNW

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. inertness, rigor mortis

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nnw  
nnw

Noun


Nu, anthropomorphised, at right

 m

  1. the hidden, lost, perpetually dark, infinite, primeval waters
  2. Nu, father of the gods, the divine anthropomorphisation of the primeval waters, a member of the Ogdoad.

Alternative forms

The reading of this term is extremely uncertain; various authors have proposed nnw, nww, nwnw, nwn, nw, and nw(j), among other interpretations.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nnw  




nnw nnw nnw njw nww
reading uncertain reading uncertain reading uncertain

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩⲛ (noun)

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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