jqdw

Egyptian

Etymology

j- + qd (to build) + -w.

Pronunciation

Noun

iqd
d

Z43
wA35

 m

  1. builder
    • 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 6–9:[1]
      rdiHmf
      [[s]]f
      T
      W1xwzA34n
      Ba15s f Ba15as

      iizz
      O24A
      inizizizn
      t

      qdA1A1A1
      rḏj ḥm.f [s]fṯ ḫwz n[.f] jz jn jzwt nt (j)qdw
      His Majesty gave pine oil and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by a gang of builders.

Inflection

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • jqdw-nḏswt

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲉⲕⲟⲧ (ekot)

References

  1. Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99
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