Aa, possibly AaAa (ˁȝˁȝ), was an ancient Egyptian

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and

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. His title was "Overseer of Construction Workers" or "Great Overseer of Construction Workers". He lived in the time of the

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(between 2080 BCE and 1640 BCE). Aa is one of several names on a funerary stele from the northern

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of Abydos. The connection between Aa and the depicted Sahepu is unclear. The reading of the name is problematic; it is not clear whether the first element "Aa" (ancient Egyptian for "great") forms part of the name or whether it is an adjective as part of the title.

References

* Friedhelm Hoffmann, Christiane von Pfeil and Klein Ellguth: ''(Aa)Aa''. In: Rainer Vollkommer: Künstlerlexikon der Antike, Nikol, Hamburg 2007, p. 1 Ancient Egyptian architects {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub