Sobek 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at the name of the Egyptian god Sobek 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋 . 

Sobek 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋 was one of the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 that was named in the Pyramid Texts, which makes him one of the oldest deities 𓊹𓊹𓊹 in the Egyptian pantheon. 

Sobek’s 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋 name is a great one to learn because it is very phonetic and is written with uniliteral phonograms (symbols that are associated with a single consonant) and a determinative (symbols that act like punctuation at the end of the word and are not pronounced)! 

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓋴 – s

𓃀 – b

𓎡 – k

𓆋 – not pronounced (acts as the determinative)

Let’s break down the symbols!

The “folded cloth 𓋴” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound “s.”

The “foot 𓃀” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram that represents the sound “b.”

The “Basket with a Handle 𓎡” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound of “k.” (Don’t confuse it with the “basket 𓎠” symbol because they look so similar but have different meanings!)

The “Crocodile on shrine 𓆋” symbol is primarily used as the determinative in the name “Sobek 𓋴𓃀𓎡𓆋” but can also be used as an ideogram for the same. When it is acting as an ideogram it has a sound of “sbk.” 

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