Ptahhotep — von Ptahs Gnaden der Weise mit dem dreifachen Palindrom
Sometimes, even such well-known words like the name of Ptahhotep turn out to hide a little secret. Using the methods of vocalization on the three different possibilities in which the name can be interpreted, it turns out that in this case, we do not just have to deal with a graphical and therefor co...
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| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2000
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2000, Volume: 31, Pages: 19-22 |
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| Summary: | Sometimes, even such well-known words like the name of Ptahhotep turn out to hide a little secret. Using the methods of vocalization on the three different possibilities in which the name can be interpreted, it turns out that in this case, we do not just have to deal with a graphical and therefor consonantic similarity between the two elements of the name, but that a triple palindrome: *Pitắḥ-ḥắtp˘i, *Ḥ˘tpí̆-Pitắḥ and *Ḥắtip-Pitắḥ — is the crux of the matter. The fact, that this vezir had such a miraculous name as to be read in three different ways and each one backwards again could well have led the Egyptians to see him as a most suitable author of an introduction. Another interesting aspect is, how often the god Ptah occurs in connection with wordgames. The reason may be the belief of him creating the world by his word. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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