Egyptian edit

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

sS
p t
Hn
Z2ss

 f

  1. (collective) melon(s), possibly muskmelon(s) or cucumber(s)
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 49–50:
      kAwN33C
      Z2
      imHn
      a
      n
      q
      w&&t N33C
      Z2
      O43p
      t
      N33C
      Z2
      miiirts
      kꜣw jm ḥnꜥ nq(ꜥ)wt sšpt mj jr.t(w).s
      Unripe sycamore figs were there along with ripe ones, and muskmelons as if cultivated.

Alternative forms edit

Descendants edit

  • Demotic: špj, šwbj

References edit

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129