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Meanings and Structures of WDa in Ancient Egyptian Onomastics

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Heritage Science and Conservation

Abstract

Name (rn) was an essential element for resurrection in Ancient Egypt so the deceased can benefit from the offerings and not to get lost his way in Netherworld. Most Egyptian personal names follow basic groups like (One-word names, Compound names). The concept of "wDa" represents a carpenter's tool in nature ( ) was known from the 4th dynasty, Old Kingdom. The core of the research is to trace Ancient Egyptian Onomastics contained wDa in its structure from the Old Kingdom till the New Kingdom through different evidences were found on tombs, false doors, and religious books. The study utilized descriptive and analytical approaches. The study is an attempt to answer the following question: Is there any particular relation between wDa and the profession of the name-bearer? Moreover, the study of this onomastic material allows a linguistic and anthropological reflection on the form and meaning of anthroponyms based on wDa. Ten characters were the study sample including three during the Old Kingdom, two during the Middle Kingdom and five during the New Kingdom.

DOI

10.21608/ifjsis.2023.214504.1026

Keywords

Ancient Egyptian Onomastics, wDa, 9ADAt nt wDayw, WDa it.f, WDa-9ri

Authors

First Name

Sarraa

Last Name

ElShamy

MiddleName

Rizq

Affiliation

Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Egypt

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sry11@fayoum.edu.eg

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First Name

Nageh

Last Name

Omar

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Omar Ali

Affiliation

Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University., Egypt

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noa00@fayoum.edu.eg

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First Name

Taher

Last Name

Abdelhamid

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-

Affiliation

Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Egypt

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thm00@fayoum.edu.eg

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Volume

1

Article Issue

3

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44395

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-05-30

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

23

Page End

31

Print ISSN

2974-363X

Online ISSN

2974-3648

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Original full papers (regular papers)

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2,705

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Publication Title

Labyrinth: Fayoum Journal of Science and Interdisciplinary Studies

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https://lfjsis.journals.ekb.eg/

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Meanings and Structures of WDa in Ancient Egyptian Onomastics

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Created At

18 Dec 2024