The Hieroglyphic Print Machine

The Hieroglyphic Print Machine
Version 2
By Mark Millmore 2009
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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.
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ABIILITY
ABOVE
ASSISTA N T
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BEER
ASC E N D
A C C O R D I N G LY
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BA C K
B E FO R E
B EG
BREAK
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DA U G H TE R
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CHILD
BRING
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DAY
D E AT H
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CITY
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BEHIND
BAR L EY
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