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By Mark Millmore 2009 http://shop.discoveringegypt.com/printmachine2.html
The Hieroglyphic Print Machine Version 2
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 to-wards 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.
Hieroglyphs
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)
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’
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 under-stand 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
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 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 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.
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ABIILITY
ABOVE
A CC O R D I N G LY
ADVANCE
AFFECTION
AFTER
AGAIN
ALONE
AMONG
ANCECTOR
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 Egyptian words used in the program with their Eng-lish translations.
A
B
BREATHE
BRING
BROTHER
BUILD
BUTCHER
BY
C
CALCULATE
CAREFUL
CAT
CATCH
CHARMING
CHATTER
CHIEF
CHILD
CHOOSE
CITY
CLEAN
CLOTHE
COLD
COME
COMPLAIN
CRAFSMAN
D
DANCE
DARKNESS
DAUGHTER
DAY
DEATH
DECORATE
DEED
DEPART
DESCEND
DESERT
DESIRE
DISOBEDIENT
DISOBEY
DO
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
EYE
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
FULL
G
GENTLE
GIFT
GIFTS
GIVE
GIVE LIFE
GIVEN
GO
GO-ASTRAY
GO-AWAY
GO-DOWN
GO-UP
GOD
GODS
GOOD
GOODBY
GREAT
GREETINGS
GUIDANCE
H
HAD
HAIR
HAIRDRESSER
HALF
HAND
HAPPEN
HAPP Y
HATE
HE_HIM_HIS
HEAD
HEALTH
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
JOY
K
KILL
KIND
KING
King-UpperLower
KISS
KNEE
KNIFE
KNOW
KNOW-NOT
L
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
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
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
US
V
VARIOUS
VERY
VIEW
W
WAKE
WALK
WARRIOR
WASH
WATER
WE
WEALTH
WEEP
WELL
WHICH
WHY
WIFE
WING
WINTER
WISH
WITH
WOMAN
WORK
WRITE
Y
YEAR
YES
YESTERDAY
YOU
YOUNG
YOUR
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