Osiris 𓁹𓊩 (Part 2)

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at a variant of the name of the god “Osiris 𓁹𓊩.” 

More commonly in inscriptions, Osiris was written as 𓁹𓊨𓀭, however, this variant we are looking at today appears mostly in Cursive Hieroglyphs on papyri such as the Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 and funerary equipment such as ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 and coffins 𓅱𓇋𓀾 from the New Kingdom forward. This variant usually appears more in handwritten hieroglyphs and smaller items because it is shorter in length and easier to write! 

Let’s take a closer look at his name: 

𓁹 – jr

𓊩 – js

Let’s break down the symbols:

The “eye 𓁹” is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “jr.” The “eye 𓁹” can also function as an ideogram for “eye 𓁹𓏺” and also as a determinative. 

The “carrying chair 𓊩” functions as a biliteral phonogram for the sound “js” in the name “Osiris” and also as an ideogram for the word “seat.” When it is an ideogram it has a possible pronunciation of “st.” 

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