The Function of Final w in Nouns and Adjectives in the Autography of Selected Late Egyptian Texts

Late Egyptian texts are often characterized by the presence of a w at the end of words that does not seem to have any etymological justification. This w has often been interpreted as a “space filler”, i.e. a sign without any real function used by the scribe to fill spaces in the text. In the present...

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Main Author: Kilani, Marwan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2017
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2017, Volume: 144, Issue: 2, Pages: 188-207
Further subjects:B Late Egyptian
B Vocalization
B Space fillers
B Coptic
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