jmj-dwꜣt

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Egyptian

Etymology

jmj (being in) +‎ dwꜣt (afterworld), thus ‘(that which) is in the afterworld’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. the Amduat, a popular funerary text in the genre of netherworld guides

References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 323.