ḫrpw

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Egyptian[edit]

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p W
xt

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p W
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  1. wooden mallet for hammering in a mooring post [Middle Kingdom literature and Book of the Dead]
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 3–5:
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      a
      x
      r
      p W
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      V1r
      a
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      N23 Z1
      šzp ḫrpw ḥw mjnt ḥꜣtt rḏj.t(j) ḥr tꜣ
      The mallet has been taken, the mooring post has been struck, and the prow rope is set on land.

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