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Bulletin de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale 105
2005 IFAO
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Bjn : de mal en pis.

According to an examination of the uses of the term bjn, this verb–indicating quality–as well as its derivatives provide an account of a process of degradation. As a major word in the vocabulary of evil, it is probable that bjn shows an important aspect of this concept in Ancient Egypt.