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The History of Egypt Podcast

Ancient Egyptian Curse / Swear Words

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

We learn how to insult someone in ancient Egyptian, based on the surviving texts... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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go to amazon.com.uk. U.K. slash prime. Howdy folks? Dominic here. Once again, this episode is not

0:34.6

suitable for all audiences. We are going to discuss ancient Egyptian swear words,

0:40.1

ways of insulting people that appear in their texts. And I'm going to engage with this,

0:45.5

frankly, including the modern equivalence of these words, and how you might use them if you

0:51.5

wanted to insult somebody. I guess we are in our not safe for work error this month.

0:57.7

But if you'd rather not hear this kind of language, this is your chance to step off the

1:02.0

ride.

1:03.4

Thank you.

1:08.4

Number one, an insult.

1:10.2

Let's start mild with fool or to be foolish. This is Wehah in Egyptian.

1:17.0

The surviving text usually describe foolishness more in a negation as in I am not a fool. It occurs

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