ḏꜥm

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

S40mnbw
N33A

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  1. electrum
    • c. 1951 BCE, Stela of Ity (British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities 586), lines 3–4:
      Ar
      H_SPACE
      iit
      md
      A1mhbn
      M3
      swabtmS40 m
      nbw
      N33A
      ꜣryt.j m hbnj swꜥbt m ḏꜥm
      and my staff in ebony decorated with electrum

Alternative forms

References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 99.