Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at one of the ways to write “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺” in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!
Let’s break down each of the symbols:
The “reed 𓇋” is a uniliteral phonogram for “ı͗ (y),” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word “reed 𓇋𓏺.”
The “bundle of reeds 𓇩” is a biliteral phonogram that represents the sound “jz.”
The “doorbolt 𓊃” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram which represents the sound “z” or “s.” It’s also the ideogram for the word “doorbolt.”
The “schematic house plan 𓉐“ symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “pr,” but it can also function as an ideogram for the word “house 𓉐𓏺.” This symbol is commonly used as a determinative for words that have to do with buildings (like our word of the day – tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐) or places (Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐).
The “stroke 𓏺” has many different uses but here it is used for aesthetic purposes! The “stroke 𓏺” is used to fill up that extra space after the “𓉐” symbol and can almost be thought of as punctuation!
So how would “𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺” be pronounced? 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺 would actually be said like “is.” In Middle Egyptian, a bunch of the written words repeat sounds, but the repeated sounds aren’t pronounced at all. It’s like how “𓄤” and “𓄤𓆑𓂋” are both still pronounced “nfr” even though the sounds repeat in the word.
Here are some other variants/ways to write “tomb” in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪:
𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐 – (without the stroke)
𓉐𓆖 – Mastaba (House of Eternity)
𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba
𓄿𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba
𓄿𓎛𓌸 – Tomb Shaft
𓅜𓏏𓈌𓉐 – Tomb of a King, Horizon
𓀻𓋴𓉐 – Tomb Chapel
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