Ritva Kurittu Wrote:
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> Anthony,
>
> Sorry I didn't realise you didn't know about the
> different ways of writing "tomb" in ancient
> Egyptian. Maybe you should investigate and come
> back with the results. I'll give you a starter,
> though. Using the pyramid determinative is just
> one way of writing "tomb" among a few others.



OF course it is. That wasn't my question, though.


> Hence the pyramid does not have to mean "tomb",
> used in a non-pyramid construction it could mean
> that the tomb is question has the quality of a
> pyramid. Whatever that may be. The mastaba sign is
> also used as a determinative for the word
> "tomb".... according to your logic that would then
> mean that a mastaba is a pyramid also.


No, that would mean the mastaba is a tomb, as well as the pyramid is a tomb, as well as the mastaba is a mastaba, as well as the pyramid is a pyramid.

Glad we've settled all that.

Anthony

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