fꜣy

Egyptian verb

Last edited: 2024-11-04
Primary meaning to divide
Literal translation to carry
Variants
fꜣy
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to divide mathematical operation, arithmetical operation

ỉw=w ḏd n=k [fy 15 2/3 r 100] | ỉw=k šꜥṱ 6 ẖ[n 100 sp 94] | iw=k ḏd ḫr-š[m 6 r 94 r1]5 2/3 | my ỉn=f 1/3 r 47

‘If it is said to you [carry 15 2/3 to 100,] | you subtract 6 from [100, 94 remains]. | You shall say [6] goes to 94 with the result 1]5 2/3 | Cause it to be brought to 1/3 result 47.’

— P.Cairo J.E. 89127 1-4

Genre: mathematical text
Provenance: Tuna el-Gebel
Date: 3rd cent. BCE

R.A. Parker, 1972, Demotic Mathematical Texts, Brown Egyptological Studies 7, Providence RI/London. 37

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APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). fꜣy (Lemma #1756). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). fꜣy (Lemma #1756). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). fꜣy (Lemma #1756). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) fꜣy (Lemma #1756), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1756,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {fꜣy ({Lemma} #1756)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1756/},
}