jz

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iz/
  • Conventional anglicization: iz

 m

2. 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]

     
     
     
     

     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:

     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]

     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.

3. (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]

     
     

     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,

4. 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]

     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.

In the sense of ‘tomb’:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jz  

jz	jz	jz	js	jsj	jsj	jst	jst	jst
			in hieratic

In the sense of ‘administrative chamber’:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jz  

jz	js	jst
abbreviation

In the sense of ‘workshop’:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jz  

jst	jswj

 2-lit.

1. (intransitive) to be(come) old, used, from bygone times

   Antonym: mꜣw

2. (intransitive) to be(come) in decline, deteriorating, decaying

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jz  

jz	jz	jsw	js	jsj
abbreviation

• James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 117, 218.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 126.18–126.24, 127.2–127.5, 128.6–128.9

jz

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