msqt

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (nomen loci-forming prefix) +‎ sqr (“to strike, to beat”) +‎ -t (feminine ending), thus perhaps ‘beaten path’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛskɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: mesqet

Proper noun

 f

1. a mythological region of the sky and the afterworld, perhaps identical with the longer form msqt-sḥdw, and possibly to be identified with the Milky Way
2. part of the Theban necropolis

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of msqt  

msqt	msqt
[Old Kingdom]

Derived terms

• msqt-sḥdw

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 149.15–149.17
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118