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==Name== The name for a pyramid in Egyptian is ''myr'', written with the symbol {{large|𓉴}} ('''[[List of Egyptian hieroglyphs#O24|O24]]''' in the Gardner Sign List). ''Myr'' is preceded by three other signs used as phonetics. The meaning of ''myr'' is unclear, as it only self-references the built object itself. By comparison, some similar architectural terms become compound words, such as the word for 'temple' (''per-ka'') becoming a compound of the words for 'house' and 'soul'. By graphical analysis, ''myr'' uses the same sign, O24, as ''[[benben]]''{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}. The ''benben'' is the mound of existence that arose out of the abyss, known as ''nun'' in the Egyptian creation myth. The relationship between ''myr'' and ''benben'' is further linked by the capstone architectural element of pyramids and obelisks, which was named ''benbenet'', the feminine form of ''benben''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} {|class="wikitable" |+ Sign O24 related terms |- ! Hieroglyph !! Sign !! Egyptian !! English |- |<hiero>U23-G17:r-O24</hiero> || O24 || myr || Pyramid |- |<hiero>G1-D36:D36-O24</hiero> || O24 || Aaa || Pyramid tomb<ref>{{cite book|last=Meeks|first=Dimitri|title=Mythes et légendes du delta d'après le papyrus brooklyn 47 218 84|lang=fr}}</ref> |- |<hiero>D58:N35-D58:N35-O24:O39</hiero> || O24 || benben || Primeval Mound |- |<hiero>D58:N35-D58:N35-X1:O24</hiero> || O24 || benbent || Pyramidon |}
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