ḏdw

Egyptian
FWOTD – 4 May 2014

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

  1. an Old Kingdom necropolis complex situated near modern Cairo: Djedu (now Abusir)
  2. (metonymically) the afterlife
    • 12th Dynasty, The Stela of Nakhti, BM EA 143:


      wsjr nb ḏdw nṯr ꜥꜣ […]
      Osiris, Lord of Djedu, the great god […]

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏdw  



ḏdw ḏdw ḏdw ddw ḏdw
[after the 12th Dynasty]

See also
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