ḏdw

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Egyptian

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Proper noun

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  m./f. topo.

  1. an Old Kingdom necropolis complex situated near modern Cairo: Djedu (now Abusir)
  2. (metonymically) the afterlife
    • 12th Dynasty, Stela of Nakhti, British Museum EA 143:
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      wsjr nb-ḏdw nṯr-ꜥꜣ
      Osiris, Lord of Djedu, the elder god

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