Egyptian
Etymology
j- + qd (“to build”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- builder
- 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.
Inflection
Declension of jqdw (masculine)
| singular
|
jqdw
|
| dual
|
jqdwwj
|
| plural
|
jqdww
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqdw
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 138.20
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 32
- ^ 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