sbn

See also: šbn and SBN

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛbɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: seben

Etymology 1

Noun

 m

1. (linen) bandage, especially as a wrapping for a mummy [Late Period and Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection

Declension of sbn (masculine)

singular	sbn
dual	sbnwj
plural	sbnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sbn  

snb	snbꜣ	snb

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: σάβανον (sábanon) (see there for further descendants)
• Demotic: sbn, snb
  • Coptic: ⲥⲉⲃⲉⲛ (seben) (Bohairic)

Etymology 2

Romanization

sbn

1. Alternative transliteration of zbn.

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN