jswr

Egyptian

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

  1. Assur
  2. Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt))

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jswr  
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References

  • Sethe, Kurt, Helck, Wolfgang (1906–1958) Urkunden des ägyptischen Altertums IV: Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Leipzig/Berlin: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, pages 668, 726
  • Mariette, Auguste (1875) Karnak: étude topographique et archéologique, plate 38f
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