jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj

Egyptian

Etymology

jw (“island”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ ꜣmw (“burning”) +‎ m (“in”) +‎ sḫt (“field”) +‎ sjsj (“fire”), thus literally ‘The Isle of Burning in the Field of Fire’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuː ɛn ɑmuː ɛm sɛxɛt sisi/
  • Conventional anglicization: iu-en-amu-em-sekhet-sisi

Proper noun

 m

1. a mythical region of the afterworld [Book of the Dead]
   • c. 1478 BCE – 1397 BCE, Book of the Dead of Nu (pLondon British Museum EA10477) chapter 98, lines 6–8:

     jj.n.k tnj ṯpn
     jj.n.j m jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj
     ꜥnḫ.k jr.f m mj m jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj
     ꜥnḫ.j m ḫt pwy špsj

     Where have you come from, Tepen?
     I have come from the Isle of Burning in the Field of Fire.
     So what do you live on in the Isle of Burning in the Field of Fire?
     I live on this noble tree.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj  

jw-n-ꜣmw-m-sḫt-sjsj