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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

iizz
pr

 m

  1. tomb (including both walled structures and rock-cut tombs)
    Synonyms: ḥrt, ḥꜣt, mꜥḥꜥt
    • 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 6–9:[1]
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      iizz
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      rḏj ḥm.f fṯ ḫwz n jz jn jzwt nt (j)qdw
      His Majesty gave pine oil and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by a gang of builders.
    • 12th Dynasty, coffin of Nakhtankh, British Museum EA 35285:
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      R50
      qrst nfrt m js.f nfr n ẖrt-nṯr
      a good burial in his wonderful tomb of the necropolis
    • c. 1859 BCE – 1813 BCE, The Loyalist Teaching (Stele of Sehetepibre/Cairo CG 20538 Verso) line 19:[2]
      D35
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      iizpr Z1
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      t
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      H_SPACE
      T14Y1
      n
      mw
      nn jz n sbj ḥr ḥm.f jw ẖꜣt.f m qmꜣ n mw
      There is no tomb for a rebel against His Majesty; his corpse is thrown to the water.
  2. (often dual during the Old Kingdom) administrative chamber, bureau
    • c. 1203 BCE – 1189 BCE, Satirical Letter of Hori (pAnastasi I/British Museum EA 10247) lines 1.1–1.2:[3]
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      n
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      zẖꜣw stpw ḥꜣtj wꜣḥ nḏnḏ r ḥm n(j) nb ḫmnw m jsj n(j) zẖꜣw
      The scribe, choicest of mind and enduring of advice, a servant of the lord of Hermopolis in the bureau of writings,
  3. workshop, especially for the preparation of ointments
    • 5th Dynasty, late 25th Century BCE, Saqqara, mortuary complex of Unas, mastaba of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, east wall of the rock chamber, south section, top right, scene 30.B, caption in front of Niankhkhnum:[4]
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      pr
      n
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      ir

      U63
      Xnmnanx
      mꜣꜣ kꜣt m jz n(j) ḥmwt nb(t) jn sḥḏ jr(w)-ꜥnt pr-ꜥꜣ n(j)-ꜥnḫ-ẖnm(w)
      Viewing of the work in the workshop of all craftsmen by the inspector of manicurists of the palace, Niankhkhnum.

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Verb

iHn
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 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) old, used, from bygone times
    Antonym: mꜣw
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) in decline, deteriorating, decaying

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References

  1. ^ Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99
  2. ^ H. O. Lange and H. Schäfer (1908) Grab- und Denksteine des Mittleren Reichs im Museum von Kairo, volume II, page 149
  3. ^ Gardiner, Alan (1911) Egyptian Hieratic Texts: Series I: Literary Texts of the New Kingdom: Part I: The Papyrus Anastasi I and the Papyrus Koller, together with the Parallel Texts, page 2
  4. ^ Moussa, Ahmed M. and Altenmüller, Hartwig (1977) Das Grab des Nianchchnum und Chnumhotep (Archäologische Veröffentlichungen 21), Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abt. Kairo, Mainz, page 134 and plate 65

German

Adverb

jz

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative spelling of jetzt (now)