When discussing a proposed etymology of Enish-go-on-dosh, Robert F. Smith wrote:
Joseph identifies facsimile 2:5 specifically as Egyptian
Enish-go-on-dosh, which he says is a governing planet. The -dosh part is in
fact used in Egyptian to refer to the planets Mars (TЗš or Ḥr TЗš)
and Jupiter (Ḥr TЗš tЗwy), pronounced in Egyptian Arabic as ṭwš, ṭāš.
(Robert F. Smith, “A
Brief Assessment of the LDS Book of Abraham” [February 28, 2020], p. 16)
Here are the references:
Also described as Ḥr wpš tЗwy, and Ḥr wp štЗ (VYGUS
Egyptian Dictionary). (Ibid., 16 n. 68)
Here is the relevant entry
from p. 594 of the VYGUS
Egyptian Dictionary:
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