srw

Egyptian
FWOTD – 11 April 2013
srw

Pronunciation

Noun
sr
w		 gb

 m

  1. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) [Old and Middle Kingdoms]
    • 12th Dynasty, rock tombs at Meir, tomb chapel B4 of Ukhhotep III, inner room, east wall, north of entrance, register 2:[1]
      iwA1Hr
      Z1      		 ma
      q      		 Dr
      r      		 ppAt
      X6
      Z2
      D35U2
      ir      		 A1mit
      y      		 z
      r      		 wp
      n
      jw.j ḥr mꜥq ḏr pꜣwt
      nj mꜣ.j mjtj srw pn
      I have been roasting since the beginning of time,
      but I have never seen the like of this goose.

Inflection
Declension of srw (masculine)
singular srw
dual srwwj
plural srww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of srw  
z
r		 w
z
r		 wG54
srgb
sr
H1
srw srw sr sr

References
  1. A. M. Blackman, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Vol. 3, pl. 23, 31
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