rḫyt

See also: rhyt

Egyptian
FWOTD – 15 June 2019

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /lVˈχiːjat/ → /lVˈχiːjaʔ/ → /ləˈχiːʔəʔ/ → /ləˈχeːʔ/

Noun
r
x		 iit
G24		 A1 B1
Z2

 f

  1. the common people, as opposed to the upper strata of society
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 19:
      sV25wY1&n&f t nr
      Z2      		 H_SPACE
      t      		 G23Z2ss
      H_SPACE      		 p
      a
      t F51A      		 N8
      M
      M      		 t
      Z2ss      		 tA
      U7
      r      		 itrniwtHAnb
      nb
      nb
      swḏ n.f rmt rḫyt pꜥt ḥnmmt tꜣ-mrj ḥꜣ(w)-nbw(t)
      Humankind was bequeathed to him, the commoners and patricians, the sunfolk of the Beloved Land (Egypt) and the Aegean islanders.
  2. royal subjects collectively
    • c. 1928–1924 BCE, Stele of Wepwawetaa (Leiden V4/AP 63), lines 9–10:
      nw
      k      		 g
      r      		 wA2mmsr
      A21      		 Z3[[…]]ssbq
      Y1
      n      		 swt
      n
      A301A
      xntn
      t
      tA
      tA      		 mH
      ib Z1      		 Y1
      f      		 xntn
      t
      r      		 x
      G24      		 A1Z2ss
      t
      f
      jnk grw mm srw […] ssbq.n nswt ḫnt tꜣwj mḥ-jb.f ḫnt rḫwt.f
      I was a silent one among the officials, […] whom the king honored in front of the Two Lands (Egypt), his confidant at the fore of his subjects
  3. (by extension) humanity

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rḫyt  
r
x		 wtG23A1Z3
r
x t		 G23A1 B1
Z2
t
G24		 A1 B1
Z2
G24iit
r
x		 iit
Z2
H_SPACE
t		 G23Z2ss
H_SPACE
r
x		 G24A1Z2ss
t
rḫwt rḫwt rḫyt rḫyt rḫyt rḫyt rḫwt

Descendants
  • Old Coptic: ⲗϧⲏ (lxē)

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.