pwrꜣsꜣtj

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely cognate with Akkadian 𒆳𒉿𒇷𒄑𒋫 (^KURPilistu), 𒆳𒉺𒆷𒀾𒋫 (^KURPalastu) and Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pəléšeṯ, “Philistia”). Also compare Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /puːrɑsɑti/
  • Conventional anglicization: purasati

Proper noun

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1. one of the Sea Peoples that invaded Egypt during the reign of Ramesses III, likely to be identified with the later Philistines

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pwrꜣsꜣtj  

pwrꜣsꜣtj	pwrꜣsꜣtj	pwrꜣsꜣtj

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pwrꜣsꜣtj  

pwrꜣsꜣṯ	pwrꜣsꜣṯ	pwrꜣsꜣṯ	pwjrsꜣtj

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Παλαιστῑ́νη (Palaistī́nē)

References

• Helck, Wolfgang, Westendorf, Wolfhart (1982) “Philister”, in Lexikon der Ägyptologie, volumes 4: Megiddo – Pyramiden, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 1029–1030
• Kitchen, K. A. (1983) Ramesside Inscriptions: Historical and Biographical, volume 5, pages 25.5, 28.4, 36.7, 37.2–37.3, 40.3, 73.9, 91.11, 102.8