Aa, possibly AaAa (ˁȝˁȝ; fl. c. 1850 BC), was an ancient Egyptian architect and construction supervisor. His title was "Overseer of Construction Workers" or "Great Overseer of Construction Workers". He lived in the time of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (between 2080 BC and 1640 BC).[1]
Aa | |
|---|---|
ʿȝʿȝ | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Other name | AaAa |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | fl. c. 1850 BC |
| Era | Middle Kingdom of Egypt |
| Known for | Funerary stele from Abydos |
Aa is one of several names on a funerary stele from the northern necropolis of Abydos. The connection between Aa and the depicted Sahepu is unclear.[2] The reading of the name is problematic; it is not clear whether the first element Aa (Ancient Egyptian for 'great') forms part of the name or whether it is an adjective as part of the title.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Ward, William (1982). Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom. American University of Beirut. OCLC 11948366.
- ↑ Saleh, Mohamed (October 2006). "Kairo, Ägyptisches Museum (RWG)". Der Neue Pauly. doi:10.1163/1574-9347_dnp_e1408070.
- ↑ Ranke, Hermann (1953). "Reviewed work: Die ägyptischen Personennamen, Band II. Einleitung. Form und Inhalt der Namen. Geschichte der Namen. Vergleiche mit andren Namen. Nachträge und Zusätze zu Band I. Umschreibungslisten, Hermann Ranke" (PDF). Journal of the American Oriental Society. 73 (2): 99–104. doi:10.2307/595367. JSTOR 595367 – via Giza Project at Harvard University.
Bibliography
edit- Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die ägyptischen Personennamen (in German). Vol. I: Verzeichnis der Namen. Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. OCLC 1101247749.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Saleh, Mohamed (2006). "Kairo, Ägyptisches Museum (RWG)". Der Neue Pauly (in German). Brill. doi:10.1163/1574-9347_dnp_e1408070.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Ward, William A. (1982). Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom. Beirut: American University of Beirut. OCLC 11948366.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Friedhelm Hoffmann, Christiane von Pfeil and Klein Ellguth: (Aa)Aa. In: Rainer Vollkommer: Künstlerlexikon der Antike, Nikol, Hamburg 2007, p. 1 ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7.
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