j.ḫm-wrḏ

Egyptian
FWOTD – 21 October 2019

Etymology

j.ḫm (“not knowing”, imperfective active participle of ḫm) +‎ wrḏ (“to be(come) weary”), thus literally ‘(one) not knowing wearying’, because noncircumpolar stars circle in long paths without end.

Pronunciation

Noun
ixmD35wr
r		 D

 m

  1. noncircumpolar star; a star that rises and sets over the course of a day
    • 18th Dynasty, Great Hymn to Osiris, Stela of Amenmose (Louvre C 286), lines 5–6:
      nb
      h      		 n
      nw w      		 mpt
      rsw t Z1      		 dwAwwmpt
      mH
      t
      t
      iwx
      H_SPACE      		 mD35
      Z2      		 ssk
      k      		 sbA
      Z2ss      		 Xr
      r      		 stHr Z1
      f      		 stt pr
      Z2
      f      		 pwiwx
      H_SPACE      		 mA7
      Z2
      nb hnw m pt rswt dwꜣw m pt mḥtt j.ḫmw-sk ẖr st ḥr.f swt.f pw j.ḫmw-wrḏ
      Possessor of acclaim in the southern sky, worshipped in the northern sky, the circumpolar stars are under his care, and the unwearying stars are his residences.

Inflection
Declension of j.ḫm-wrḏ (masculine)
singular j.ḫm-wrḏ
dual j.ḫmwj-wrḏ
plural j.ḫmw-wrḏ

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of j.ḫm-wrḏ  
ixmA7
j.ḫm-wrḏ
[18th Dynasty]

References
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