jm-n-twt

Egyptian

Etymology

From jm (“a kind of material”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ twt (“image, statue, picture”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /im ɛn tuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: im-en-tut

Noun

 m

1. a kind of material, either derived from or used in the making of twt-images, and used medicinally as a healing agent [Medical papyri]

Usage notes

See the definitions and usage notes at jm (“a kind of material”) for discussion on the possible nature of this substance.

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 78.3