sšmw

Egyptian

Etymology

sšmj (“to lead, to guide”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛʃmuː/
- Conventional anglicization: seshmu

Noun

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cultic image of a god and his sacred barque
image of a god in general
earthly visible form of a god (in contrast to the ba)

Inflection

Declension of sšmw (masculine)

singular	sšmw
dual	sšmwwj
plural	sšmww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšmw

sSm

A40

sšm

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 291.6–291.16
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 248

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