Egyptian [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
From mr ( “ canal, pool ” ) + wr ( “ great ” ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Proper noun [ edit ]
m./f. topo.
the main canal in the Faiyum , connecting Lake Moeris to the Nile [since the New Kingdom]
the town of Moeris near Crocodilopolis (modern Faiyum ), along the northern side of the Moeris canal [since the New Kingdom]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr
Descendants [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From mr ( “ bull ” ) + wr ( “ great ” ) .
A canopic jar containing the intestines of a Mnevis bull
Proper noun [ edit ]
m
( religion ) Mnevis , a bull -shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis ; a living bull was selected as the embodiment of this aspect
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr
Descendants [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache , Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Vandorpe, Katelijn (2004) “The Henet of Moeris and the Ancient Administrative Division of the Fayum in two parts” in Archiv für Papyrusforschung 50/1, p. 61-78
Takács, Gábor (2007 ) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian , volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN , pages 392-395 , →ISBN