msḫtjw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛsxɛtiuː/
- Conventional anglicization: meskhetiu

Noun

m

adze used as a ritual instrument used in the “opening of the mouth” funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink once more

Inflection

Declension of msḫtjw (masculine)

singular	msḫtjw
dual	msḫtjwwj
plural	msḫtjww

Proper noun

m

(astronomy) the Big Dipper
Synonym: ḫpš

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 149.2–149.4
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118

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