ꜣst

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sttB1
wall painting circa 1360 BC

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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stt

 f

  1. Isis, an important goddess associated with magic and motherhood
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 14–15:
      stt
      H8
      xAxt
      H_SPACE
      nDnw t
      Y1
      snA40sHHt
      D54
      swwD35
      t t
      bg
      g
      A7
      z
      pXr
      r
      t D54
      N17
      N21 Z1
      p
      n
      mHAiit
      nDs
      D35
      x
      n
      xnD54
      n
      z
      D35
      gm
      mtwssww
      ꜣst ꜣḫt nḏt sn.s ḥḥt sw jwtt b(ꜣ)gg.s pẖrt tꜣ pn m ḥꜣyt nj ḫn.n.s nj gm.tw.s sw
      capable Isis who saved her brother, who sought him without wearying, who circled this land in mourning, not alighting so long as he was not found
  2. a female given name, Iset or Aset, equivalent to English Isis

Alternative forms

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Some authors interpret this name as jst rather than ꜣst. Formerly it was sometimes read as st, but this reading is no longer accepted.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aramaic: אסי, אס
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲥⲓ (ēsi)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲥⲉ (ēse)
  • Ancient Greek: Ἶσῐς (Îsis)
  • Meroitic: 𐦥𐦣𐦯 (wos /⁠wusa⁠/)

References

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