srw

Egyptian
FWOTD – 11 April 2013
srw

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) [Old and Middle Kingdoms]
    • 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.

Inflection
Declension of srw (masculine)
singular srw
dual srwwj
plural srww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of srw  


srw srw sr sr

References
  1. A. M. Blackman, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Vol. 3, pl. 23, 31
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