Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛

Lets’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be reading the name 𓂋𓈖 of the god 𓊹 “Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛.” 

Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛, god 𓊹 of the rising sun 𓇳𓏺 and he symbolizes the “life cycle” – birth 𓄟, death 𓅓𓏏𓏱, and then rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱 in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛 is usually depicted as a winged scarab with a sun disc above him. Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛 would carry the sun through the sky as it rose in the east! 

Here are the two most common variants of Khepri’s name:

𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛

𓆣𓂋𓀭

Let’s break down the symbols! 

The “scarab beetle 𓆣” is a phonogram sign. It is a triliteral sign, which means it represents three consonants. The “𓆣” is associated with the sound “ḫpr” which could have been pronounced like “kheper.” The “ scarab beetle 𓆣” is also both an ideogram and determinative for the word “scarab beetle 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣.” 

The “mouth 𓂋” symbol functions most commonly as a uniliteral phonogram and is used to represent the sound “r.” It can also be used as an ideogram for the word “mouth 𓂋𓏺.” 

The “reed 𓇋” is a uniliteral phonogram for “ı͗,” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word “reed 𓇋𓏺.” 

The “god with sun disc 𓁛” symbol in this case is acting as a determinative to show that Khepri’s name is that of a god’s associated with the sun. It can also be an ideogram for “Ra.”

The “seated god 𓀭” symbol is also a determinative but for “God” or “King.” It is used in place of the common “𓀀“ symbol. 

The name “ Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛” is pronounced pretty much the same as “scarab 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣” even though they are written differently! 

Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛 is usually depicted in art like the picture in this post, but I have not seen his name 𓂋𓈖 written too often in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! However, his name 𓂋𓈖 is still a good one to know since he is such a common deity to see depicted! 

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