Abstract
This paper aims to analyse the sDm.n-ti/tw(=f) form by means of the historical linguistic method. First of all, it will be argued on syntactic grounds that sDm.n-ti/tw(=f) is the Egyptian impersonal construction with an indefinite subject denoting a generic and defocused agent corresponding to the use of “one” in English, “on” in French, “man” in German, “uno/si” in Italian and “uno/se” in Spanish. The historical development of sDm.n-ti/tw(=f) in texts from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2686–1650 B.C.) will then be studied and its use in Middle Kingdom textual genres will be examined under a synchronic perspective. Finally, new syntactic uses of sDm.n-ti/tw(=f) will be discussed.
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