ꜥꜣsyty

Egyptian

Etymology

From Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, Ishtar), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 (ʿaṯtart, Astarte), and Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (‘aštōreṯ, Ashtoreth).

Compare with Egyptian loanwords from Semitic, ꜥꜣstjr, ꜥsṯjrṯt, and ꜥzṯjrṯt.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. the goddess Astarte

Alternative forms

References

  • v. Bergmann, E. (1886), “Inschriftliche Denkmäler der Sammlung Ägyptischer Alterthümer des Österreichischen Kaiserhauses [Inscribed Monuments from the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities of the Austrian Imperial Family]”, in Recueil de travaux relatifs à la philologie et à l'archéologie égyptiennes et assyriennes [Collection of Works Relating to Egyptian and Assyrian Philology and Archaeology], volume 7, →DOI, pages 177-196
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