February 03, 2010 04:54PM
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Byrd: "The pyramid's name seems to be "Djedfre's Starry Sky"... to not refer to a single star, but to the sky itself."
Translations of the name of the pyramid of Djedefre or Radjedef, beginning with the latest:
'Djedefre is a shining star' (Strudwick 2005)
‘Radjedef's star’ (J.P. Allen 1998)
‘Djedefre’s Starry Sky’ (Verner 1997)
'The Pyramid which is the sehdu-star' (Baines & Malek 1986)
'Djedefre is a sehed-star' (Edwards 1985)
‘Radjedef belongs to the firmament’ (Hornung 1978)
It all depends on the meaning of sHdw in the context of the name of a pyramid – ‘stars’ or ‘star’ / ‘shining star’ / ‘sehdu-star’ / ‘sehed-star’
In the Pyramid Texts, sHd is a ‘star’, sHdw is either ‘star’ or ‘stars’ depending on context, and sHdw pt, is either 'star of the sky' or ‘stars of the sky’ depending on context.
When sHdw is used in parallel with ‘sky’ (pt), the meaning is probably ‘starry sky’.
The most likely meaning of sHdw in the name of Djedefre’s pyramid is simply star, as it does not have ‘sky’ (pt) as part of the name, and this is how J.P. Allen, one of the foremost experts on Old Kingdom Egyptian translates it. Strudwick's 'shining star' is the latest translation, and 'shining' may be what distinguishes sHd from sbA, the usual word for star.
Although the meaning of the name is not absolutely certain, it is however clearly stellar – it evokes either a type of star or stars.
The ‘Beaten Path of Stars’ (msqt sHdw) is thought to refer to the Milky Way, but it might also refer to the ecliptic (the path of the sun across the sky from east to west), which means sHdw would then refer to the stars that precede or follow the sun.
CT
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/2010 04:57PM by Chris Tedder.
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