mdw šps

Egyptian

Etymology

mdw (“staff”) +‎ šps (“noble, august”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. (with following indirect genitive of name of a god) sacred staff revered as a symbol or scepter of a particular god, often bearing the head of that god [chiefly Greco-Roman Period]
    Synonym: mdw

Inflection

Declension of mdw šps (masculine)
singular mdw šps
dual mdwwj špswj
plural mdww špsw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mdw šps  
mdw špsj mdw šps
[Greco-Roman Period]
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References

  1. ^ Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)‎[1], Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 24.469.470
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