Jean Winand

Une note sur Ipouer XII, 13–14

Abstract This paper is a reanalysis of a well known passage of the Admonitions (XII, 13–14). After reviewing the previous studies, the first conclusion that can be drawn is that the translations that have been proposed so far never meet the double criterion of grammatical correctness and sound contextual meaning. To reconcile these two points of view, it is here first suggested that jn-jw, which stands at the beginning of the sentence, experienced a process of lexicalisation (jn-jw ø “what does it mean, a shepherd who loves death?”). A second option would be to consider mnjw as the predicate of a subjectless nominal sentence (À ø “is that really a shepherd, the one who loves death?”).

À propos du P. Ambras

Deux passages du P. Ambras sont reexamines. La critique a jusqu’ici tente d’etablir des correspondances directes entre les titres des documents conserves dans le P. Ambras et les papyrus des Tomb R...

The resumptive pronoun in the relative clause in Late Egyptian

The focus of this paper is the presence or absence of the resumptive pronoun in relative clauses in Late Egyptian. Particular attention is given to the causative construction (rdi sdm.f/sdm.tzv.f) when rdi is itself conjugated in a relative form. In LEg, the resumptive pronoun is conspicuously absent. The construction rdi + infinitive is also investigated, which appears to be quite common in Late Egyptian. It is suggested that this construction might have developed in Upper Egypt, where it tends to supersede the pattern rdi + subjunctive with otherwise very common verbs, like bik, ssp, hdb, and grg.