“The Great God”

The Great God 𓊹𓄤 or The Perfect God 𓊹𓄤 is another extremely common phrase you will find in hieroglyphic 𓊹𓌃𓏪 inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 across all different types of artifacts and monuments. It is definitely a good one to know and recognize because it is so common!

The Great God 𓊹𓄤 is usually found before 𓐍𓂋 the titles that accompany the prenomen (throne name) cartouche of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. Another popular title that often accompanies the prenomen is 𓎟𓇿𓇿 , which translates to “Lord of the Two Lands.” Sometimes both titles will appear together!

Whether or not “𓊹𓄤” is translated as “The Great God” or “The Perfect God” is really up to the translator – I have equally seen it both ways in fantastic books!! I just tend to translate it as “The Great God” for some reason!

Let’s break this down: 𓊹𓄤
𓊹 – God
𓄤 – Good/Beautiful/Perfect

For a female pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, the title would look like this: 𓊹𓏏𓄤 which would translate to “The Perfect Goddess.” Adding a “𓏏” to the word 𓊹 makes it the feminine version!

𓄤 on its own in inscriptions translates to “beautiful” and appears often as well! This is another great word/symbol to be on the lookout for!

I hope you all are enjoying these little hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃𓏪 phrase posts! It’s different from other things I have done but I have enjoyed going through my photos and making them!