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Egyptian
Etymology
ḏbꜣ + -t.
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- sarcophagus (in general)
- specifically, the stone outer sarcophagus (in contrast to the inner sarcophagus)
- shrine of a god
Inflection
Declension of ḏbꜣt (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏbꜣt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 561.8–561.12
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 321