| Dedi in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Djedi D(j)dj [1] he who endures[2] | |||||
Djedi (also Dedi[3] or Djedi of Djed-Sneferu[4]) is the name of a fictional ancient Egyptian magician appearing in the fourth chapter of a story told in the legendary Westcar Papyrus. He is said to have worked wonders during the reign of king (pharaoh) Khufu (4th Dynasty).
- ^ Westcar-Papyrus, column 7, first row
- ^ Verena M. Lepper: Untersuchungen zu pWestcar. Eine philologische und literaturwissenschaftliche (Neu-)Analyse. In: Ägyptologische Abhandlungen, Band 70. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2008, ISBN 3-447-05651-7, page 103.
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VeLewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ „Djed-Sneferu“ was the curatorial name of Dahshur during the Old Kingdom. See: Jean Claude Goyon, Christine Cardin: Proceedings of the ninth International Congress of Egyptologists, volume 1. page 1128.