ꜣst

Egyptian
wall painting circa 1360 BC

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 f

  1. Isis, an important goddess
  2. A female given name, Iset or Aset, equivalent to English Isis

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣst  


ꜣst ꜣst ꜣst ꜣst ꜣst
as a goddess

Some authors interpret this name as jst rather than ꜣst.

Derived terms

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 3.18
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