Pepy I 𓊪𓇋𓊪𓇋

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

The cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷 of the 6th Dynasty pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Pepy I 𓊪𓇋𓊪𓇋 was one of the first cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 I learned to read/recognize because it’s written with only uniliteral hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! These symbols are most like letters in modern alphabets because they are associated with one sound! 

A lot of the Old Kingdom pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 have birth names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 written with uniliteral signs, which makes them great for beginners to read/learn! One of the ways I started learning hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 was by practicing reading the cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 of the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥! 

Here is a breakdown of the symbols: 

The “stool 𓊪” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound “p.” 

The “reed 𓇋” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram and most commonly represents the sound of “ı͗,” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word “reed 𓇋𓏺.” It is usually associated with modern English “I” or “Y” sounds. 

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