pꜣwt

Egyptian
FWOTD – 28 June 2015

Pronunciation

Noun


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  1. The beginning of time, antiquity
    • 12th Dynasty, rock tombs at Meir, tomb chapel B4 of Ukhhotep III, inner room, east wall, north of entrance, register 2:[1]









      jw.j ḥr mꜥq ḏr pꜣwt
      nj mꜣ.j mjtj srw pn
      I have been roasting since the beginning of time,
      but I have never seen the like of this goose.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pꜣwt  
pꜣwt

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 269.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 123
  1. A. M. Blackman, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Vol. 3, pl. 23, 31
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