mww

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /muːʔuː/
- Conventional anglicization: muu

Noun

m

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [since the Middle Kingdom]
1. ritual dancers of some kind at funerals

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mww

A50

mww

mꜣww

[18th Dynasty]

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 191.
Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 53.14

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