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The appearance of Part 5 of the proof texts for Volume IP1 gives occasion to raise a few questions. The reviewer had hoped that developments since the appearance of the dictionary volumes proper might be reflected in the supplementary portions. Either this is not the case, or the conservatism of the editors still restrains them from noting unproved possibilities. It would be tempting, for example, to suggest in note 15 to Worterbuch II 319 that nsr may be a fish-god, since a 3d dynasty word of that spelling with fish determinative is published by B. Gunn in Annales du Service XXVIII (1928) 163 and P1. III 5 a. In note 19 to Wdrterbuch II 271 only one reference is given for the word nmtj: BD (Pb) 169:20. Naville, however, published the first sign as whm, not nm. Even if Naville's form is wrong, the reading whmtj would still be probable, since nm and whm are sometimes confused and the determinative is the speaking man. On Thoth (the god concerned) as secretary and representative of Re see P. Boylan, Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt (Oxford, 1922) chaps. iv and vii. In note 9 to W6rterbuch II 288 the word nh, "fire," should perhaps have a Middle Kingdom reference also; cf. nhm with flame de
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- Author
- T. G. Allen
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1939
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)