tꜣwj

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Egyptian

Etymology

tꜣ (“land”) +‎ wj (dual suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

tA
tA
 m du
  1. dual of tꜣ (“land”)

Proper noun

tA
tA

 m du

  1. (dual only) Upper and Lower Egypt, considered as a single entity: Egypt.
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) :
      tA
      tA
      dmD      		 Hr
      Z1      		 r
      t
      a
      n
      f      		 iAA30mU35wHmZ1
      f
      tꜣwj dmḏ ḥr rdjt n.f jꜣw m ḫsfw ḥm.f
      The assembled Two Lands (Egypt) are giving him praise at the approach of his majesty.
    • c. 1479–1425 BCE, The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I, Cairo Museum 34010:[2]
      S43D i S3imn
      n
      ra Z1      		 nb
      W11 W11 W11
      N17
      N17      		 N21
      N21
      ḏd-mdw jn jmn-rꜥ nb-nswt-tꜣwj
      A recitation by Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Akkadian: -𒋫𒀀𒉿 (-ta-a-wa)
  • → Ancient Greek: -τους (-tous)

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
  2. ^ Middle Egyptian Grammar: The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I , Dr. Gabor Toth, Rutgers University.
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