Word Puns occur in Ancient Egyptian language by using the same sound, spelling, or word as another with an alternative meaning.
For Example:
I was searching through the book "The Gods of the Egyptians" by EAW Budge in the story of Ra and Isis (the Goddess Isis). Ra was injured by a snake made by his own DNA by Isis, and was poisoned. Ra asked her to remedy this, so she asked him for his Secret Name (the source of his power). He initially refused, but later it 'passed through from him to her' but in actuality Isis drew the poison out, via the Eye of Horus, and she acquired his power.
The spelling of the Eye of Horus was not the Wadjet Eye spelling. It was "Maat-Hrw" as in "Maa'hrw" or True-of-Voice/Justified, the word used at the conclusion of a sentence in Osiris worship. This was written in Egyptian Hieroglyphs which I can read. As a Kheriheb Priest I know the Secret Name of Ra. O.o
M7C 2022.
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