ꜣꜣtꜣ

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Egyptian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare the Meroitic name 𐦠𐦫𐦡𐦫𐦡𐦵𐦬𐦢 (arereteli).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

AAtAD40A14

 m

  1. name or epithet of a Nubian rebel leader [18th Dynasty]
    • c. 1500 BCE, Ahmose, son of Ebana, Biography of Ahmose, lines 19–20:[2]
      aHaa
      n
      AAtAD40A14D54wnrswN21
      Z1
      st
      k
      n
      D54SAwY1
      f
      Aa2wA14f
      ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣꜣtꜣ jwj n rsj
      stkn šꜣw.f ḥsbw.f
      Then Aata came to the south;
      his destiny made his doom draw near.

Usage notes[edit]

Erman and Grapow read the last bird sign differently, interpreting the word as
AAttywD40A14
(ꜣꜣtjw).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schneider, Thomas (2023) Language Contact in Ancient Egypt, page 36
  2. ^ Sethe, Kurt, Helck, Wolfgang (1906–1958) Urkunden des ägyptischen Altertums IV: Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Leipzig/Berlin: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, page 5