[en] In the coffin of wx-Htp (MMA 12.182.132a, b), the first-person singular is often written with the hieroglyphic sign (A40). This article argues that this use of the (A40) is not based on cultural or religious reconceptualization of the deceased, but rather that this variation originates from the stroke patterns of the (A1) versus the (A40) when written in the more cursive form of writing of the scribe.
Disciplines :
Languages & linguistics
Author, co-author :
Grotenhuis, Jorke ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Language :
English
Title :
A man or a God? Interpreting the First-Person Singular in the Coffin of the Overseer of the Treasury wx-Htp (MMA 12.182.132a,b)
Publication date :
28 November 2025
Number of pages :
18
Event name :
Showcasing Studies of Anicent Egyptian Mortuary Texts