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"beer" spelled with W20 or W59

The spellings of the word ḥnqt "beer" in the offering formula (in the hieroglyphic script) with a sign having two crossing lines, which can be classified as W20 or W59, first occur under the 13th Dynasty and become widespread in the Second Intermediate Period.

Date:
13th - 17th Dyn.
Bibliography:
Ilin-Tomich 2017, 20; Vernus 1987b, 532-536