mswt-nbt-ḥwt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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mswt (birth) +‎ nbt-ḥwt (Nephthys) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘birth(day) of Nephthys’.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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mssw&tO9

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  1. The fifth and last of the five epagomenal (intercalary) days (djw ḥrjw rnpt) added to the end of the year in the ancient Egyptian calendar.

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 107.