j.ḫm-wrḏ

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Egyptian

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FWOTD – 21 October 2019

Etymology

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j.ḫm (“not knowing”, imperfective active participle of ḫm) +‎ wrḏ (“to be(come) weary”), thus literally ‘(one) not knowing wearying’, because noncircumpolar stars circle in long paths without end.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ixmD35wr
r		 D

 m

  1. noncircumpolar star; a star that rises and sets over the course of a day
    • 18th Dynasty, Great Hymn to Osiris, Stela of Amenmose (Louvre C 286), lines 5–6:
      nb
      h      		 n
      nw w      		 mpt
      rsw t Z1      		 dwAwwmpt
      mH
      t
      t
      iwx
      H_SPACE      		 mD35
      Z2      		 ssk
      k      		 sbA
      Z2ss      		 Xr
      r      		 stHr Z1
      f      		 stt pr
      Z2
      f      		 pwiwx
      H_SPACE      		 mA7
      Z2
      nb hnw m pt rswt dwꜣw m pt mḥtt j.ḫmw-sk ẖr st ḥr.f swt.f pw j.ḫmw-wrḏ
      Possessor of acclaim in the southern sky, worshipped in the northern sky, the circumpolar stars are under his care, and the unwearying stars are his residences.

Inflection

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Declension of j.ḫm-wrḏ (masculine)
singular j.ḫm-wrḏ
dual j.ḫmwj-wrḏ
plural j.ḫmw-wrḏ

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of j.ḫm-wrḏ  
ixmA7
j.ḫm-wrḏ
[18th Dynasty]

References

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