Happy 1,000 πΌ Posts to my Instagram @ancientegyptblog ! To celebrate this momentous occasion, letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
Today ππππ³ we are going to be looking at the βlotus plant πΌβ symbol! The βlotus plant πΌβ has many functions in Middle Egyptian and it is a symbol you will see a lot!
The most common way you will see the βlotus plant πΌβ symbol used is when it is used as an ideogram to represent the number βone thousand πΌ.β
For example:Β
πΌ – 1,000
πΌπΌ – 2,000
πΌπΌπΌ – 3,000
Used in a sentence (the Offering Formula), it looks like this:
ππΌπππΌπΎπ ΏπΌπ±π²
β A voice offering π (of) a thousand πΌ bread π and beer π, a thousand πΌ ox πΎ and fowl π Ώ, a thousand πΌ alabaster π± and linen π².β
The Offering Formula on stelae ππ ±ππΈπ¦ and False Doors will be the most common way you will see this symbol in inscriptions πππ₯!
The βlotus plant πΌβ is a biliteral phonogram and represents the sound βαΈ«3.β The βlotus plant πΌβ symbol can also be simply used as an ideogram for the word βlotus plant πΌπΊ.β
Some words that can be written with the βlotus plant πΌβ are:
πΌπ ‘π΄πΌπΌπΌ – Starry Sky
πΌπππ – Office
ππΌπΏππ£ – Illness/Disease
π΄πΌπΏπ – To Remember
I cannot believe itβs been almost four π½ years since I stated this account, let alone the fact that I have written 1,000 πΌ posts about ancient Egypt ππ ππ! Thatβs a lot of βLetβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ,β mythology, art, pharaohs, and talking about my Nonno!
Pharaoh Seti I π³π¦π was buried with over 1,000 πΌ ushabtis π ±πππππΎ so now I have as many posts as Seti I π³π¦π had ushabtis π ±πππππΎ!
The answer to the question above is: four times!
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