wꜣst

Egyptian

Etymology

From wꜣs (“sceptre, rule”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
wAst
N24

 f

  1. Thebes (ancient Egyptian city; modern Luxor)
  2. the nome with its capital at Thebes

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜣst  
R19t
N24
wAst
O49
R19t
O49
wꜣst wꜣst wꜣst

Derived terms

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 54
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 458.
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