mꜣꜥ ỉw=f hby
Egyptian · noun
Edited by: Andreas Winkler
Last edited: 2024-10-21
Meanings
Literal translation
a depressed place
Categories
astrological concept

1. A depressed place

1.a 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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac575,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	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/},
}