rbw

Egyptian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun
rbwT14N25

 m

  1. Libu, a North African tribe [since the 19th Dynasty]
    • c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, Line 6:
      pA
      A62
      X
      z
      nDs      		 x
      r
      A14      		 n
      r Z1
      b W T14
      N25      		 W
      a
      r      		 rd
      D54      		 im
      nfr      		 Z1
      Y1
      Z2      		 g
      r
      H N2      		 n
      wa
      a Z1
      nDs
      f
      pꜣ wr ẖz ḫr(w) n(j) rbw wꜥr(.w) m nfrw grḥ n wꜥꜥw.f
      The wretched prince, the enemy belonging to the Libu, has fled in the emptiness of night alone.
  2. the region of Libya [since the 19th Dynasty]

Usage notes

The tribal designation is sometimes conventionally translated as ‘Libyans’.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rbw  
r
Z1		 bwT14N25
r Z1
b W T14
N25
r
Z1		 bT14
N25
r
Z1		 bwT14N25A1Z3
r
Z1		 bwT14A1
Z2
rbw rbw rb rbw rbw
from the Merneptah Stele

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Λιβύη (Libúē) (see there for further descendants)

References
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