jzwt
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Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /izuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: izut
Etymology 1
Noun
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- work-gang, team or crew of workers
- 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:
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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.
- 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:
- crew of a boat, especially the solar barque
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
- jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
- Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.
- troop, band, or company of soldiers
- entourage or following of a king or god
Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From jz (“old, ancient”) + -wt.
Noun
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 223.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 136
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) “ı͗s·t”, in Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 127.11–127.17
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) “ı͗sw·t”, in Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 128.10–128.13