Montu in Hieroglyphs

Lets’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!  

Today we are going to learn how to read the name 𓂋𓈖 of the god 𓊹 Montu 𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓀭! Montu 𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓀭 was a war god and was worshipped widely during the 11th Dynasty/Middle Kingdom. 

The “𓏠 game board and pieces” is a phonogram sign. It is a biliteral sign, which means that it represents two consonants. The “ 𓏠” is associated with the sound “mn” which could be pronounced like “men,” “mun,” “mon,” etc. 

The “ripple of water 𓈖” is also a phonogram sign, except it is uniliteral sign, which means that it just represents one consonant. The “𓈖” is associated with the sound of “n!” 

The “𓍿 hobble/tie” is also a uniliteral phonogram sign. The “𓍿” is associated with the sounds of “ṯ” or “t.” 

The “Quail Chick 𓅱” is a super popular symbol! It is a uniliteral symbol that is representative of the sound w/u, and it is also an ideogram for the word “chick 𓅱𓏺.”

The final symbol in the name, “𓀭 seated god,” is one that is not pronounced! This is a determinative symbol, which means that it is a symbol used to show the general meaning of the word! It is basically used as punctuation at the end of the word to show you that it is over!