Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

ꜣjs (viscera) +‎ n(j) (of) +‎ ḏnnt (skull), thus literally ‘viscera of the skull’.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

AisAa3
n
D
n
n
t
tpZ1

 m

  1. (medicine) brain

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Iversen, Erik (1947) “Some remarks on the terms
    ammH8
    and
    AisAa2
    ” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 33, p. 48