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W; Vessels

W1; sealed oil container
W1
Phon; bAs Det; salve, oil, fat, devour, container



W2; open oil container
W2
Phon; bAs Det; container



W3; alabaster basin
W3
Phon; Hb (rare) Det; alabaster, feast Abbr; 'Hbt' in Hrj-Hbt (lector priest)



W4; alabaster basin and a tent
W4
Det & Log; feast



W5; alabaster basin and a block
W5
Abbr; lector priest



W6; kettle
W6
Det; kettle



W7; granite pot
W7
Phon; mAT, Ab Det; red granite, Elephantine



W8; granite pot
W8
Phon; mAT, Ab Det; red granite, Elephantine



W9; jug
W9
Phon; hnm Det; oil from Nekhem



W10; bowl
W10
Phon; jab, ab, wsh, Hnt (rare) Det; cup



W10a; bowl
W10a
Phon; bA (rare)



W10b; bowl
W10b
Phon; bA (rare)



W11; stand
W11
Phon; g Det & Log; seat



W12; stand
W12
Phon; g Det & Log; seat



W13; ‘desheret’ pot
W13
Det & Log; ‘desheret’ pot



W14; water jug
W14
Phon; Hs Det & Log; Heset vase, Senbet vase



W15; water jug pouring water
W15
Det & Log; water dispenser, cleanse, to be cool, libation



W16; water jug and a pot
W16
Det & Log; to be cool, libation



W17; three vases on a supporting rack
W17
Phon; hnt Log; vases in a rack, first



W18; four vases on a supporting rack
W18
Phon; hnt Log; vases in a rack, first



W19; milk jug and carrying net
W19
Phon; mj, mr Abbr; like



W20; milk jug
W20
Det; milk, milk jug



W21; wine jugs
W21
Det; wine, wine jug



W22; beer jug
W22
Det & Log; beer, beer jug, tribute, sacrifice Abbr; attendant



W23; pot with handles
W23
Det; container Abbr; attendant



W24; round pot
W24
Phon; nw, jn Det; Nekhbet



W25; round pot with legs
W25
Abbr; fetch




Codes

Abb; the sign is an abbreviation of a word,
Det; the sign acts as a determinative (it has no phonetic value, but provids further information about the full word),
Log; the sign is a logogram (it represents an entire word or idea),
Phon; the sign has a phonetic value, and
Phon Det; the sign is a phonetic determinant (it acts as a determinative but also has a phonetic value).


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