rbw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. Libu, a North African tribe [since the 19th Dynasty]
    • c. 1208 BCE, Merneptah Stele, Line 6:



















      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.
  2. 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  







rbw rbw rb rbw rbw
from the Merneptah Stele

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Λιβύη (Libúē) (see there for further descendants)

References
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