ꜣfꜥ

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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Probably from ꜣfj (to gorge oneself, to be greedy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Af
a
E186

 m

  1. gluttony, greed [12th Dynasty]
    • c. 1928 BCE, tomb no. 2 (of Amenemhat) at Beni Hasan, northern architrave, western half:[1]
      [[iF39
      x
      ]]x
      r
      G5HA24G23Z2ss
      H_SPACE
      r
      p
      a
      HAt
      a
      M1
      a
      mn
      n
      rdrdS
      Sw w
      m
      E186
      Hr
      Z1
      U7
      r
      f
      niwt
      t
      Z1
      imn
      n
      iimHAt
      t Z1
      mAa
      a
      P8
      [jmꜣḫ] ḫr ḥr ḥ(w) rḫyt (j)r(j)-pꜥ(t) ḥꜣt(j)-ꜥ jꜣm-ꜥ mn rdwj šw m ꜣfꜥ ḥr mr.f nwt jmny-m-ḥꜣt mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
      [Revered one] in the presence of Horus who strikes the people, hereditary prince, nomarch, gracious of arm, firm of feet, devoid of greed because of his love for the city, Amenyemhat, justified.
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.4–1.5:
      At
      Z5
      rapWk
      t
      t
      nDs
      dAirrwdA24ibZ1xawnDspWAf
      a
      E186
      iwDbaa
      t
      A2im
      ꜣt pw ktt dꜣjr jb ḫw(w) pw ꜣfꜥ jw ḏbꜥ.t(w) jm
      Controlling oneself (lit. Subduing the heart) is a little moment; gluttony is something to be precluded, as it is pointed to in reproach.

Usage notes

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See the usage notes section below.

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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Af
a
E186
A1

 m

  1. glutton, greedy person [12th Dynasty]
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.7–1.8:
      irN41msB4kHn
      a
      Af
      a
      E186
      A1imiA2kAxfY1
      f
      swAAN31
      jr ḥms.k ḥnꜥ ꜣfꜥ wnm.k ꜣḫf.f swꜣ(.w)
      If you sit with a glutton, you should eat when his burning appetite has passed.

Usage notes

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The only attestations of this word as a common noun are the three quotations given above. Given this sparse attestation, Erman and Grapow interpret it (along with some uses of the verb ꜣfj) as an adjective ‘greedy, gluttonous’ (sometimes used nominally) instead of as a noun.

Inflection

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Proper noun

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Af
a
Aa2A40

 m

  1. a minor god, ‘the Glutton’, ‘the Devourer’ [Coffin Texts]
    • c. 2050 BCE – 1926 BCE, Coffin Texts, version S1C (inner coffin of Mesehet, Cairo CG 28118) spell 431:[2]
      nw
      k
      A1Af
      a
      swswpr
      r
      D54mnwwptA40pr
      r
      D54mwn
      nw niwt
      n
      n
      k
      A1bAnb
      jnk ꜣfꜥ nn pr m (n)nw pr m wnw nnk bꜣ nb
      • Translation by Faulkner[3]
        I am the devourer of the Inert One, who ascended from the Abyss, who went forth from Unu, and every soul belongs to me; […]
    • c. 1971 BCE – 1926 BCE, Coffin Texts, version M6C (coffin of Senbi, Cairo JdE 42827) spell 431:[2]
      nw
      k
      A1Af
      a
      Aa2A40sw sw
      n
      iiA7A40pr
      r
      D54mwn
      n
      nwwniwtn
      n
      k
      bAA40nb
      jnk ꜣfꜥ nny pr m wnw nnk bꜣ nb
      • Translation by Faulkner[3]
        I am the devourer of the Inert One, who went forth from Unu, and every soul belongs to me; […]

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Newberry, Percy E. (1898) Beni Hasan Part I, London. p. 27 and plate IX
  2. 2.0 2.1 de Buck, Adriaan (1954) The Egyptian Coffin Texts, volume V, page 278 e–279 c
  3. 3.0 3.1 Faulkner, Raymond (1977) The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts, volume 2, page 73