Egyptian
FWOTD – 24 November 2019
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
f
- work-gang, team or crew of workers [since the Old Kingdom]
- 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 [s]fṯ ḫwz n[.f] 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.
- crew of a boat, especially the solar barque [since the Old Kingdom]
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 [since the New Kingdom]
- entourage or following of a king or god [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of jzwt (feminine)
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jzwt
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jzwtj
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jzwwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt
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jzwt
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jzwt
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jzwt
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jzyt
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jzyt
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jzyt
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from the Tomb of
Urarna, west wall[2]
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in hieratic
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From jz (“old, ancient”) + -wt.
Noun
f
- ancient times, antiquity, yore
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzwt
References
- James P[eter] 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[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 127.11–127.17
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) “ı͗sw·t”, in Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[2], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 128.10–128.13
- ^ Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99
- ^ Davies, N. de G. (1901) The Rock Tombs of Sheikh Saïd, plate 16