Imseti 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at the name of the Egyptian god “Imseti 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿.” 

Imseti 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿 was one of the Four Sons of Horus who had a human head and appeared mostly on Canopic Jars and in funerary inscriptions. Imseti 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿 was tasked with protecting 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 the liver 𓅓𓊃𓏏𓄹𓏸𓏸𓏸! 

Imseti’s 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿 name is very phonetic and uses many uniliteral phonogram symbols to write it out! Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓇋 – ı͗ (I or Y sound)

𓅓 – m

𓊃 – s or z 

𓍿 – ṯ or t

𓀭 – determinative (not pronounced)

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “reed 𓇋” is a uniliteral phonogram for “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. 

The “owl 𓅓” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram that represents the sound of “m.” It usually appears as part of a word or it can be used to represent the words On, At, By, With, Who, and As!

The “doorbolt 𓊃” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram which represents the sound “z” or “s.” It’s also the ideogram for the word “doorbolt.” 

The “𓍿 hobble/tie” is a uniliteral phonogram sign associated with the sounds of “ṯ” or “t.” 

The “seated god 𓀭” is a determinative symbol and isn’t pronounced! It acts as “punctuation” at the end of the name of a male god! A lot of the times it is not used solely due to spacing issues! 

Here are some variants of the name:

𓇋𓐝𓋴𓍘𓇋

𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿𓀭

𓇋𓐝𓋴𓍘𓇋𓀭

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