Egyptian

Noun

 m

1. watermelon
   • c. 1550 BC Ebers Papyrus, 208.

     A remedy for constipation: zizyphus bread (1); bddw k3 (1); cat's dung (1); sweet beer (1); wine (1). Combine to make a paste and use as a bandage.^[1][2]

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings

bddw k3w

Inflection

References

1. ↑ Lise Manniche, An Ancient Egyptian Herbal University of Texas Press, 1989
2. ↑ Marko Stuhr, http://www.medizinische-papyri.de

• Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian