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A word can have Entries retain the dictionary’s alternate spellings and meanings. Traditional and MdC transliteration represent consonants. Conventional pronunciations are familiar modern forms, not a reconstruction of ancient speech. Explore the supported words, deities, places, titles, and royal names above. Only reviewed dictionary senses receive a conventional label; other readings keep their transliteration. Traditional display uses j for MdC i (ỉ is also accepted).
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Source, credits & reuse A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , R. O. Faulkner; modernized by Boris Jegorović (2017). © Griffith Institute, Oxford, 1962. All rights reserved. These entries have separate source attribution and are not covered by the Dickson collection’s Creative Commons licence. Faulkner extraction notes →
Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order , Paul Dickson, 1 December 2006. Original definitions, transliterations, and glyph sequences: Mark Vygus, via Luca Brigatti. The source credits Faulkner’s dictionary and other sources.
The Dickson searchable transcription is a CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 adaptation: attribution, noncommercial use, and share-alike terms apply. The source is an unfinished edition; its uncertainty marks and readings are preserved.
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