wsḫt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwisχat/ → /ˈwisχaʔ/ → /ˈwesχə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛsxɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weskhet
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
| singular | wsḫt |
|---|---|
| dual | wsḫtj |
| plural | wsḫwt |
Noun
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- wide hall or court
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 17–18:
- sḥww n.f ḏꜣḏꜣt mꜣꜥt psḏt nb-r-ḏr ḏs.f nbw mꜣꜥt zmꜣyw jm.s mkḥꜣyw jsft snḏmw m wsḫt nt gbb r rdjt jꜣwt n nb.s (n)syt n mꜣꜥ(w)t.s n.f
- The Tribunal of Maat was convened for him: the Ennead, the Lord of All himself, and the possessors of righteousness who were united in it, who scorn wrongdoing, sitting in the hall of Geb to give the office to its owner and the kingship to the one to whom it justly belonged.
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
| singular | wsḫt |
|---|---|
| dual | wsḫtj |
| plural | wsḫwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wsḫt
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| wsḫt |
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
| singular | wsḫt |
|---|---|
| dual | wsḫtj |
| plural | wsḫwt |
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 125.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 365.13–365.15, 366.5–367.2
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47
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