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THE SPATIAL ADJUNCT| 225
The English paraphrase proposed in brackets is merely indicative
of the meaning: It is clear that it may change depending on the
context.
Although this scheme as it stands is useful for a purely theoretical
first approach, further features will nevertheless be required
to explain the use of the basic spatial prepositions in the Coffin
Texts, as I intend to demonstrate in this paper.
First of all (paragraphs 3–5), I propose to analyse the oppositions
between these prepositions, to try and deduce their meaning
from their uses. Then (paragraph 6) an interpretation of the different
semantic functions of the spatial adjunct in the Middle Egyptian
of the Coffin Texts is set out.
3. PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF INTERIOR SPACE
In Egyptian, the basic spatial prepositions are ambiguous concerning
the direction of motion, as is clearly exemplified by the well
known formula of the passage of the deceased: 16
EX. 1 17
pr.n.(i) m pr.(i)
go-out.PFV.1SG in house.1SG
hA.n.(i) m iz.(i)
go-down.PFV.1SG in tomb.1SG
pr.(i) grg.(w)
house.1SG still.3SGM
iwa.(i) a.f nxt.(w)
descendants.1SG hand.3SGM strong.3SGM
16 POLOTSKY (1965) 14; see also GOEDICKE (1955) and
ASSMANN (2001) chap. 13.
17 Implicite elements are written in round brackets. All other
philological signs are omitted in this paper. Glosses are reduced to
a minimum, mainly those specifically relating to Egyptian grammatical
issues.