Le reniement d’Aÿ. wsf dans le panégyrique du spéos d’el-Salamouni
(2018) Lingua Aegyptia : journal of egyptian language studies — Vol. 26, p. 151-165 (2018)
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- The verb wsf/sf3 has been attested since the Sixth Dynasty. Its basic meaning is derogatory and can be defined as “to turn away from”, “to reject”. Being contradictory to the notion of acting – that is, one of the ways of doing Maat – it is mostly used in negative statements. Therefore, its use in a positive statement and with a positive connotation in the eulogy of the Speos of el-Salamuni, composed to glorify Ay, deserves attention. Indeed, the author of the eulogy uses wsf to express the rejection of Akhenaten’s policy by Ay. This use is not only remarkable in itself, but especially regarding the political discourse of this king. Furthermore, it may reveal Ay’s appreciation of the delicate situation due to his prominent position during Akhenaten’s reign, and thereby highlight the painful memory that the Amarna Period could have left in Egyptian society.
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Lurson, B. (2018). Le reniement d’Aÿ. wsf dans le panégyrique du spéos d’el-Salamouni. Lingua Aegyptia : journal of egyptian language studies, 26, 151-165. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/119613 (Original work published 2018)