jqdw

Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

j- +‎ qd (“to build”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation edit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ikɛduː/
- Conventional anglicization: iqedu

Noun edit

m

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 edit

Declension of jqdw (masculine)

singular	jqdw
dual	jqdwwj
plural	jqdww

Alternative forms edit

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqdw

jqdw

Derived terms edit

jqdw-nḏswt

Descendants edit

Coptic: ⲉⲕⲟⲧ (ekot)

References edit

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

[1] 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

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