ḏdw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 4 May 2014

Pronunciation

Proper noun
 (originally) m or (later often) f (toponym)
  1. an Old Kingdom necropolis complex situated near modern Cairo: Djedu (now Abusir)
  2. (metonymic) the afterlife
    • 12th Dynasty, Stela of Nakhti, British Museum EA 143:


      wsjr nb-ḏdw nṯr-ꜥꜣ […]
      Osiris, Lord of Djedu, the elder god […]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏdw  



ḏdw ḏdw ḏdw ddw ḏdw
[after the 12th Dynasty]

See also

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