hieroglyphic print machine decipher

8/12/2019 Hieroglyphic Print Machine Decipher

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By Mark Millmore 2009

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The Hieroglyphic Print MachineVersion 2


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Hieroglyphs are wrien in rows or columns and can be read from le to

right or from right to le. You can disnguish the direcon in which the

text is to be read because the human or animal gures always face to-

wards the beginning of the line. Also the upper symbols are read beforelower.

1. There are twenty-four alphabet signseach one represenng a single

sound. The Egypans did not include vowels E, U or V in their wring

although these sounds were present in the spoken language. (nither did

they have a leer for X). For example, Sobek is the name of the crocodile

god but the Egypans would have wrien it Sbk.

It is possible to write a whole word using only symbols from the ancient

Egypan alphabet. For example the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh, Khufu,

wrote his name in this way.

Hieroglyphs


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It is possible to write the English word THANKS

(right) with a combinaon of alphabet and syllabic

signs. Note the three strokes - this is the sign for a

plural. (this is a determinave sign)

2. Syllabic signsrepresent a combinaon of two or three leer sounds.

Such as in English buy and pie or in ancient Egypan Sha and Ka

3. Determinave 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.

Determinave signs are pictures of objects that helps the reader under-

stand the meaning of a word. Wrien words did not represent all of thesounds of spoken words. For instance the word boat was expressed

in hieroglyphs as dpt (it might have been pronounced depet), but


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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 wasnt

enough space to write boat in hieroglyphs, the an-

cient writer just used the picture of a boat followed by

an upright stroke to indicate that the sign should be

read as boat.

Depet is also a persons name. To prevent the

reader from mistaking it for another word, the

writer included a picture of a boat to clarify the

words meaning.

If a word expressed an abstract idea, such ashappy, a picture of a sealed papyrus scroll was

included to show that the meaning of the word could be expressed in

wring but not pictorially.

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ABIILITY

ABOVE

A CC O R D I N G LY

ADVA NCE

AFFECT ION

AFTER

AGAIN

ALO NE

AMONG

ANCECTO R

AMONG

ARM

ARMY

AS---Like

AS-Far- As

ASCEND

ASSISTANT

BACK

BAD

BARLEY

BASKET

BE

BE-Abundant

BEATLE

BEAUTIFUL

BEAUTY

BECOME

BEER

BEFORE

BEG

BEHIND

BELOVED

BETWEEN

BIRD

BITE

BLACK

BOAT 1

BOAT 2

BORN

BREAK

A list of the ancient Egypan words used in the program with their Eng-

lish translaons.

A

B

BREATHE

BRING

BROTHER

BUILD

BUTCHER

BY

C

CALCULATE

CAREFUL

CAT

CATCH

CHARMING

CHATTER

CHIEF

CHILD

CHOOSE

CITY

CLEAN

CLOTHE

COLD

COME

COMPLAIN

CRAFSMAND

DANCE

DARKNESS

DAUGHTER

DAY

DEATH

DECORATE

DEED

DEPART

DESCEND

DESERT

DESIRE

DISOBEDIENT

DISOBEY

DO


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DO

DONE

DRINK

DUTY

E

EAR

EAST

EASTERN

EAT

EDUCATE

EFFECTIVE

EGYPT

ELDER

EMPTY

END

ENDURING

ENEMY

ENRICH

ENTER

ETERNITY

EVERY

EVERYTHING

EVIL

EXCELLENT

EXIST

EXPLAIN

EY E

F

FACE

FALL

FAR

FATHER

FEAR

FETCH

FEW

FIGHT_Fight ing

FIND

FINGER

FIRM

FIRST

FLY

FOLLOW

FOLLOWING

FOOD

FOOL

FOOT

FOR

FORGET

FREE

FRIEND

FROM

FRONT

FULLG

GENTLE

GIFT

GIFTS

GIVE

GIVE LIFE

GIVEN

GO

GO-ASTRAY

GO-AWAY

GO-DOWN

GO-UP

GOD

GODS

GOOD

GOODBY

GREAT

GREETINGS

GUIDANCEH

HAD

HAIR

HAIRDRESSER

HALF

HAND

HAPPEN

HAPPY

HATE

HE_HIM_HIS

HEAD

HEALTH


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HEAR

HEART

HEAVEN

HER

HERSELF

HIGH

HOUSE

HOUSES

HOW

HUNGER

I

I

I or ME

IF

IGNORANT

IMMEDIATELY

IMPORTANT

IMPROVE

IN

IN-FRONT-OF

INDEED

INSPECT

IS

IT

IT IS

J

Joined With

JOYK

KILL

KIND

KING

King-UpperLower

KISS

KNEE

KNIFE

KNOW

KNOW-NOTL

Lake

LAND

LARGE

LATER

LAUGH

LAW

LEAP

Learn

LEG

LENGTH

LIFE

LIMIT

LITTLE

LIVE

LONG

LOOK

LORD

LOVE

M

MADE-BY

MAN

MANY

MEAL

MEMORY

MINE

MIRROR

miserable

MISS

MOMENT

MONTH

MONUMENT

MOON

MORNING

MOTHER

MOUNTAIN

MOUTH

MUCH

MULITPLY

MY

MYSELF


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N

NAKED

NAME

NEAR

NEVER

NEVER

NIGHT

NO

NOBLE LADY

NOD

NOSE

NOT

NOT-KNOW

NUMBER

O

OBEY

OBSERVE

ODOUR

OF

OFFER

OFFERINGS

OFFICIAL

OFFSPRING

OLD

ON

OPEN

ORDER

Our-Us-We

OVERSEER

OVERTHROW

P

Pain

PEACE

PEASANT

PEOPLE

PERFECT

PERISH

PERPETUATE

PLAN

PLANT

POOR-MAN

PRAISE

PRINCE

Q

QUIET

R

RAGE

RAIN

REBEL

REEDS

REJOICE

RELAX

REMEMBER

REPAIR

REPEAT

REPORT

RESCUE

RESENT

REST

REVERED

RISE

RIVER

ROAD

RUNS

SACRED

SAIL

SALT

SAND

SATISFIED

SATISFY

SAY

SCRIBE

SECRET

SEE

SEIZE

SEND

SHE-HER-IT

SHINE

SHIP

SIBLINGS

SINCE

SING

SINGER

SISTER

Sistrum

SKY

SLEEP

SMALL

SOLDIER

SON

SON OF RA

SOUL


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SPIRIT

Stable

STAIRWAY

STAND

STAR

STEP

STOREHOUSE

STORM

STRENGTH

STRIDE

STRIKE

SUFFER

SUMMER

SUN

SUN in the SKY

T

TAKE-Pleasure

TARDILY

TEACH

TEMPLE

TERROR

THAT

THEBES

TheirTheyThem

THEREFORE

THESE

THEY

They-Them-Their

THIGH

THINGS

THIS

THOROUGHLY

THOSE

THROW

TOGETHER

TOMB

TOOTH

TRAVEL

TREE

TRUE

U

UNDER

UNDERWORLD

UPON

USV

VARIOUS

VERY

VIEWW

WAKE

WALK

WARRIOR

WASH

WATER

WE

WEALTH

WEEP

WELL

WHICH

WHY

WIFE

WING

WINTER

WISH

WITH

WOMAN

WORK

WRITEY

YEAR

YES

YESTERDAY

YO U

YOUNG

YOUR


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Board games were a favorite pas-

me in ancient Egypt, and Senet

was the most popular of these. Itwas played by two people, either

on elaborate carved and inlaid

boards, like the one found in Tut-

ankhamens tomb, or on a board

simply scratched into the earth.

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The Ancient Egypan Game of SenetPlay the ancient game of the Pharaohs.

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On this site you will nd lots of

Egypan stu -. There are stories

of the great kings & queens. In the

pyramid & temple secon you can

explore the ancient monuments;

using interacve maps, photos,

drawings, and painngs. Also check

out Rebuilding Temples and see

how these shrines, to the gods, may

have appeared to ancient eyes.

There is a basic descripon of hieroglyphic wring. And for a bit of fun

you can send a friend their name as an eCard using the hieroglyphic

translator. There are also images of hieroglyphs you can use in your own

projects. Learn about Egypan numerals and test your knowledge with

some mathemacal problems set out using the ancient numbers.

And there are lots of free things you can download.www.eyelid.co.uk

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