𐦳𐦣𐦫𐦡

Meroitic

Noun

𐦳𐦣𐦫𐦡 (qore /qurə/)

  1. ruler, sovereign (male or female)

Descendants
  • → Demotic: kwr
  • → Old Nubian: ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ (ourou)

References
  • Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 54
  • Török, László (1997) The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization, page 63.
  • Rilly, Claude (2016) “Meroitic” in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, version 1(1), page 9.
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