The Hieroglyphic Print Machine

The Hieroglyphic Print Machine Version 2 By Mark Millmore 2009 http://shop.discoveringegypt.com/printmachine2.html Hieroglyphs Hieroglyphs are writ...
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The Hieroglyphic Print Machine Version 2

By Mark Millmore 2009 http://shop.discoveringegypt.com/printmachine2.html

Hieroglyphs Hieroglyphs are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right or from right to left. You can distinguish the direction in which the text is to be read because the human or animal figures always face towards the beginning of the line. Also the upper symbols are read before lower. 1. There are twenty-four alphabet signs each one representing a single sound. The Egyptians did not include vowels E, U or V in their writing although these sounds were present in the spoken language. (nither did they have a letter for X). For example, Sobek is the name of the crocodile god but the Egyptians would have written it ‘Sbk’. It is possible to write a whole word using only symbols from the ancient Egyptian alphabet. For example the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh, Khufu, wrote his name in this way.

2. Syllabic signs represent a combination of two or three letter sounds. Such as in English ‘buy’ and ‘pie’ or in ancient Egyptian ‘Sha’ and ‘Ka’

It is possible to write the English word ‘THANKS’ (right) with a combination of alphabet and syllabic signs. Note the three strokes - this is the sign for a plural. (this is a determinative sign) 3. Determinative signs - Some hieroglyphs work like road signs for example when we see the road sign showing a car with skidmarks we know it means there is a slippery road ahead. Determinative signs are pictures of objects that helps the reader understand the meaning of a word. Written words did not represent all of the sounds of spoken words. For instance the word ‘boat’ was expressed in hieroglyphs as ”dpt” (it might have been pronounced ‘depet’), but

Depet is also a person’s name. To prevent the reader from mistaking it for another word, the writer included a picture of a boat to clarify the word’s meaning. If a word expressed an abstract idea, such as “happy,” a picture of a sealed papyrus scroll was included to show that the meaning of the word could be expressed in writing but not pictorially.

4. Word signs are pictures of objects used as the words for those objects. Each word sign is followed by an upright stroke to indicate that the word is complete in one sign. For example, if there wasn’t enough space to write ”boat” in hieroglyphs, the ancient writer just used the picture of a boat followed by an upright stroke to indicate that the sign should be read as ”boat.”

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A list of the ancient Egyptian words used in the program with their English translations. A AS-- - L i ke ABIILITY ABOVE

ASSISTA N T

B ECO M E

BEER

ASC E N D A C C O R D I N G LY

ADVANCE

B

BA C K

B E FO R E B EG

BREAK

DA R K N E S S CHIEF DA U G H TE R

B R E ATH E CHILD BRING C H O OS E

DAY

D E AT H

B ROT H E R CITY

AFFECTION

AFTER

BA D

BEHIND

BAR L EY

B E LO V E D

CLEAN

AGAIN ALONE

BAS K ET

BEAU T I F U L

CO L D

DESCEND

C A LC U L ATE CAREFUL

CO M E D E S E RT CO M P L A I N DESIRE

ANCECTOR BEA U T Y

B OAT 2

C AT C ATC H

BE

BORN

CRAFSMAN

BEAT L E

BLACK

C H AT TE R

DISOBEDIENT

D

D I S O B EY

CHARMING

ARM AS-Far-As

C

D E PA RT

BE-Abundant

B OAT 1

ARMY

C LOT H E BY

BIRD AMONG

DEED

B U TC H E R

B ET W E E N

B I TE AMONG

D ECO R ATE

BUILD

DA N C E

DO

F DO

END

FO L LO W

G I FTS

G R E AT

GIVE

G R E ET I N G S

FA C E DONE DRINK

ENDURI N G

FA L L

FO L LO W I N G FO O D

ENEM Y

FA R

G U I DA N C E GIVE LIFE

H

FO O L ENRIC H

FO OT

DUTY

E

HAD

FAT H E R

ENTER

FEAR

FO R

ETERNIT Y

EVERY

FO RG ET

G O -A ST R AY

FREE

G O -AWAY

F EW

FRIEND

EASTERN EVERYTHING

EVIL

F RO M

GO-UP

F RO N T

GOD

FINGER

EFFECTIVE

EXPLAIN

EYE

HAPPEN

FIRM

G

GODS H E _ H I M _ HI S

GENTLE

GOOD

G I FT

G O O D BY

FIRST

FLY

HAPP Y

H ATE FULL

EXIST

HAND

FIND

EDUCATE EXCELLENT

GO-DOWN

HALF

FIGHT_Fighting

EAT

EMPTY

GO

F ETC H

EAST

ELDER

HAIR

HAIRDRESSER

EAR

EGYPT

GIVEN

HEAD

H E A LT H

J HEAR

LO N G

IF Joined With

HEART

LAND

IGNOR A N T

LO O K

J OY IMMEDIATELY

K

LO R D

KILL L ATE R

IMPORTA N T KIND IMPRO V E

LAUGH

KING

HERSELF

L AW HIGH

HOUSE

IN

King-UpperLower

INDE E D

HOW INSP ECT

KISS

M A D E- BY

KNEE

KNIFE

MOON MORNING

M OT H E R

M O U N TA I N

Le a r n

L EG

MANY

MOUTH

MEAL L E N GT H

HUNGER

M E M O RY

MUCH

MINE

I IS

I or ME

M

MONUMENT

LEAP

HOUSES

I

LO V E

MAN IN-FRONT-OF

MONTH

L A RG E

HEAVEN

HER

MOMENT

KNOW

LIFE

M U L I T P LY

LIMIT

M I RRO R

K N O W - N OT IT

L

LITTLE

m i s e ra b l e

MY

IT I S

L a ke

LIVE

MISS

MYSELF

N

O

P

NAKED

OBEY

Pa i n

NAM E

OBSERV E PEACE

R RIVER RAGE RAIN REBEL

NEAR

ODOUR

P E A SA N T

OF P EO P L E

NEVER OFFER NEVER NIGHT

NO

P E R F ECT OFFERIN G S

OFFICIA L OFFSPRIN G

ROA D

RUN

S

REEDS REJOICE RELAX

SA C R E D SA I L SA LT

PERISH

PERPETUATE

REMEMBER

R E PA I R

S H E- H E R- I T

SHINE SHIP SIBLINGS

SINCE

SING SINGER

SA N D S I STE R SAT I S F I E D Sistrum

OLD PLAN

N O B L E LADY

NOD

NOSE

ON

PLANT

OPEN

PO O R- M A N

ORDER

R E P E AT

SAY SMALL

RESCUE PRAISE RESENT

SCRIBE S EC R ET

Our-Us- We NOT-KNOW

PRINCE

R E ST

Q OVERSEE R

OVERTHROW

SOLDIER

SON

SEE SON OF RA

R EV E R E D

Q U I ET

S KY SLEEP

R E PO RT

NOT

NUMBER

SAT I S F Y

RISE

SEIZE SEND

SOUL

SUN in the SKY

SPIRIT

T TAKE-Pleasure

Stable

TARD I LY

THINGS

U PO N

THIS

US

THOROUGHLY

WHICH

WHY

V

TEA C H

VA R I O U S WING

T H OS E STAND

TEM P L E TERRO R

V E RY T H RO W

STAR TH AT

TO G ET H E R

STEP STO REHOUSE

STORM

V I EW

WA K E THE B E S

WA L K TO OT H

TheirTheyThem

TREE

WA S H

WATE R

THE S E STRIKE

TH EY

TRUE

SUN

THI G H

WORK

W R I TE

WE

U W E A LT H

They-Th em-Their

WOMAN

Y

SUFFER SUMMER

WITH

WA RR I O R

THEREFORE

STRIDE

WISH

TO M B

T R AV E L STRENGTH

W I N TE R

W

UNDER

UNDERWORLD

YO U N G

YO U R WIFE

STAIRWAY

YO U

YEAR

WEEP

YES

WELL

Y E STE R DAY

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