Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! These hieroglyphs πΉππͺ are from the wooden π±ππΊ Coffin π΄π ±πππ± of Khnumnakht, an individual who lived during the 12th-13th Dynasties (c. 1850-1750 B.C.E.).
Today, our inscription very simply reads βπ ,β which is the shortened version of the name ππ of the goddess πΉπ Nephthys π !
This type of symbol that is used in Nephthysβ π name ππ is called a Composite Hieroglyph. A Composite Hieroglyphic symbol is a symbol that is the combination of multiple symbols into a single glyph.
The three πΌ symbols βπππβ can be combined to make the βπ β symbol, which is not only the crown that Nephthys wears π , but a space saver when writing out hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
Nephthysβ π title was βMistress of the House ππππΊ.β If you look, even the hieroglyphs πΉππͺ for βMistress of the House ππππΊ,β are very similar to her name (π )! Both πand π are part of the symbols that relate to βStructures and their Parts;β I love when it is all connected!
Her name ππ could also be written as ππππππ―π or more commonly as π ππ.
In statuary and funerary art, the crown on her head πΆπΊ is one of the hieroglyphs πΉππͺ that is used in her name (π ), which makes Nephthys π ππ very easy to identify in tomb art/funerary art.