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“Revered One” In Hieroglyphs

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ!

Today π“‡π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‡³ we are going to look at a word that appears in most funerary inscriptions! This word/phrase is “Revered One π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ𓐍” and it has many different variations!Β 

Revered One
One of the variants for “Revered One” in hieroglyphs.

β€œThe Revered One π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ𓐍” appears on funerary equipment π“ˆŽπ“‚‹π“‹΄π“π“π“Š­ (coffins π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†±π“¦, False Doors, Canopic Jar Cases, etc.)! This word can be tricky though because there are a lot of different variants of it – meaning that it can be spelled differently depending on how the word is used or the amount of space available on the object. 

Here are some of the variants for β€œThe Revered One”/β€œRevered” that can appear in hieroglyphic inscriptions:Β 

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ𓐍 (this is the one pictured)

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺπ“…±

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ𓐍𓅱

𓐍π“„ͺπ“…±

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œ

𓇋π“„ͺ𓐍𓅱

π“‡‹π“Œ΄π“„ͺ𓐍𓅱 (Revered Man – Dead)

π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œπ“ (Revered Woman – Dead)

I’m sure I did not list all of the variants either! Word variants can be confusing for people who are just starting to read hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ and that’s okay! It will just take some practice, and the best way to practice is to just keep reading real Egyptian inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯! 

Next time you go to a museum, see if you can find a variant for β€œRevered” or “Revered One” in hieroglyphs! I’m sure you will!!Β 

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