Word:Ḏt

From The Glyph Project

Contents 1 cobra 2 body, image, bodily form (of god, statues), self 3 eternity, forever 4 estate 5 serf 6 papyrus stem 7 flood 8 References

cobra

body, image, bodily form (of god, statues), self

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eternity, forever

^[2][3]

This word references an aspect of eternity which is unchanging and continuous. This is as opposed to the concept evoked by the term nḥḥ, which references the eternal round, or renewal; a cyclical aspect of eternity.

estate

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serf

papyrus stem

flood

References

1. ↑ James P. Allen, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, Cambridge University Press
2. ↑ Text:The Stele of Irtysen
3. ↑ James P. Allen, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, Cambridge University Press
4. ↑ James P. Allen, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, Cambridge University Press