m prwj
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
m (“in”) + prwj (“two houses, two estates”), thus ‘in the two houses’.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm pɛruːi/
- Conventional anglicization: em perwi
Prepositional phrase[edit]
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Usage notes[edit]
Mistakenly interpreted as a separate title *jmj-prwj (“member of the administration”) in earlier Egyptological sources; in actuality this phrase is always found as an adjunct to a preceding title.
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m prwj
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References[edit]
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 74.6, 514.8–514.9
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 89