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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- adze used as a ritual instrument used in the “opening of the mouth” funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink once more
Inflection
Declension of msḫtjw (masculine)
Proper noun
m
- (astronomy) the Big Dipper
- Synonym: ḫpš
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 149.2–149.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118
