mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby

Egyptian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-21
Primary meaning a depressed place
Literal translation a depressed place
Variants
mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby
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A depressed place astrological concept

Given the fact that the verb hby is used, it is plausible that the expression refers to apoklima, but could also be an alternative expression for depression. Potentially, given the use of mꜣꜥ as indicating a particular degree, it could also refer to the particular degree of depression.

ỉw⸗f ḫpr r ⌈wꜥ⌉ mꜣꜥ ỉw⸗f [h]⌈by⌉ pꜣy

‘If it is a depressed place’

— P.Carlsberg 81 Frag. 5 i 6

Genre: astrological treatise
Provenance: Tebtunis
Date: 2nd cent. CE

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APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby (Lemma #575). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby (Lemma #575). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby (Lemma #575). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby (Lemma #575), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac575,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby ({Lemma} #575)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/575/},
}