Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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- Libu, a North African tribe [since the 19th Dynasty]
- c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, Line 6:
- 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.
- the region of Libya [since the 19th Dynasty]
Usage notes[edit]
The tribal designation is sometimes conventionally translated as ‘Libyans’.
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rbw
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from the Merneptah Stele
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Descendants[edit]
- Ancient Greek: Λιβύη (Libúē) (see there for further descendants)
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