Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓀼𓏏𓏪

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at the birth name of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 “Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓀼𓏏𓏪.”

Let’s break down each of the phrases: 

𓇋𓏠𓈖 – Amun (ı͗-mn-n)

𓎹𓏏- United with (ẖmn-t)

𓄂- Foremost (h3t)

𓀼𓏏𓏪 – Noble Women (špss-wt)

Hatshepsut’s birth name 𓂋𓈖 translates to “United with Amun, Foremost of the Noble Women.” 

There are many variants of her birth name, the most complete being: 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪. 

Let’s break down each of the symbols: 

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

The “𓏠 game board and pieces” is a biliteral phonogram. The “ 𓏠” is associated with the sound “mn” which could be pronounced like “men,” “mun,” “mon,” etc. 

The “ripple of water 𓈖” is also uniliteral sign which is associated with the sound of “n!” Here it is a phonetic complement. 

The “stone jug 𓎹” symbol is a triliteral phonogram for the sound of “ẖmn.” 

The “flat loaf of bread 𓏏” is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound “t.” Here it is a phonetic complement, makes the word feminine, or its own sound value. 

The “forepart of lion 𓄂” symbol is an ideogram for the word “front” and “foremost.” It is associated with the sound “h3t” which would be pronounced like “hat.” 

The “man on a chair with flail 𓀼” symbol has the sound of “špss” and it can be a determinative/ideogram for “noble.” 

The “three strokes 𓏪” symbol makes the word plural and has a phonetic value of “wt”

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