Thanks of the sum up, Chris.

Two things in one:

So, it seems that in the OK, O24, 'pyramid' det. was used exclusively in the name of the royal pyramid that was also perhaps the name for the whole funerary complex - pyramid, royal cult complex, causeway and 'valley temple'. The cemeteries around Khufu's funerary complex were the cemeteries of Akhet Khufu.

and


According to this PT, the pyramid itself was the Osiris king:
"Atum put your arms around Nemtiemzaf Merenre, around this work (kAt), around this pyramid, as ka-arms; This Nemtiemzaf Merenre is Osiris, this work is Osiris, this pyramid is Osiris." M 225 (N); PT 600; Sethe Vol 2: 375-6 §1657


These quotes illustrate superbly what I have been trying to get through. The determinative is not necessarily an illustration of the precise object or thing named, it is actually in most cases an indicatif of the category the object of thing belongs to and/or idea behind the expression. As I wrote in the other therad, now disappeared, the glyph for house was used as a determinative for most commoners' tombs, and yet, houses are not tombs.
Now, here we have the determinative obviouly used for the pyramid, the whole conmplex, the whole necropolis, and even for just a tomb. To add to this, the PTs claim that Osiris also is a pyramid. What do commoners' tombs from MK (this is importnat and gives a direct clue), pyramids, pyramid complexes and Osiris have in common?






Ritva



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