Gertie Englund_Middle Egyptian an Introduction_1995

MIDDLE EGYPTIAN AN INTRODUCTION

Gertie Englund

Second edition

UPPSALA 1995

@Gertie Englund 1995

Middle Egyptian - An Introduction Second Edition Distributed by Uppsala University Department of Egyptology S-753 10 Uppsa/a Tryckeri Balder AB Stockholm 1995 ISBN 91-506-1114-3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE INTRODUCTION

1. THE ALPHABET AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ABOUT NOUNS ......... A. Ideograms ................................ ........... ...... .......... .............. .... ....... B. Determinatives .. ....................................... ................................... C . Feminine forms..... ............................................ ........................ ..

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2. SYLLABIC SIGNS AND MORE ABOUT NOUNS •••••••••••••••••••·•·•••••••••••••••• ..•

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A. Syllabic signs... ....... ...... .. ............. ... ............................................ B. Gender and number ........................... .... .... ...... .. ....... ................... C. Genitive ................................. ........................... .................... ....... 1. The direct genitive ..... ................ ... ........... ..... .... .... .. ..... ...... .... . 2. The indirect genitive ...................... .............................. ...........

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3. PERSONAL SUFFIXES OR SUFFIX-PRONOUNS ....................................... * The pronoun tw .. . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .

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4. NOMINAL SENTENCES.......................................................................... A. Noun + Noun .. .... .... ............. ... .. .. ... ...... .... ................................ . B. Independent pronoun + Noun.... ................ ................................ C. Independent pronoun + Independent pronoun ..... .... ................. * Independent pronouns ............ ...... ...... .. ....... ..................... ..

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5. NOMINAL SENTENCES (cont.) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...

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Sentences with pw

1. Noun + pw .................... ............................................... ..... ...... .... 2. Noun + pw + Noun ............. .... ........ ....... .............. .... .................

* Demonstrative pronoun.