ꜥꜣstjr
Egyptian
Etymology
From Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 (ʿaṯtart, “Astarte”), and Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (‘aštōreṯ, “Ashtoreth”).
Compare with Egyptian loanwords from Semitic ꜥsṯjrṯt and ꜥzṯjrṯt.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːʔɑstir/
- Conventional anglicization: aastir
References
- Madsen, Henry (1904), “Zwei Inschriften in Kopenhagen [Two inscriptions in Copenhagen]”, in Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde [Journal of Egyptian Language and Archaeology], volume 41-42, , pages 114-116
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