jmyt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to jm (“a kind of material”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imiːt/
- Conventional anglicization: imyt

Noun

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(hapax) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [Middle Kingdom]
1. a kind of pigment
2. inlay paste, dye paste
3. a kind of crafting technique

Usage notes

This word is found on the Stele of Irtysen (Louvre C 14), line 11; another possible attestation on pBM EA 10735 is debated, with the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae instead reading it as jmt-kꜣp (“rafter”).

The second glyph of the word is unclear; Faulkner and the Wörterbuch silently correct it to

, but in the original text it is more sickle-shaped and opens upward. The slip from which the Wörterbuch entry was compiled notes that it ought to be

based on its position and size.^[1]

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[2], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 78.4
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 18
“ID 6228”, in Vocabulaire de l’Égyptien Ancien‎^[3], LabEx Archimede, 2014–present

^ Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)‎^[1], Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 20.710.090

[1] Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)‎^[1], Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 20.710.090

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