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

While Hatshepsut’s full birth name 𓂋𓈖(𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓀼𓏏𓏪) appears frequently in inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥, many times variants of the name 𓂋𓈖 would appear because her full name was too long – like on the scarab 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣 in the picture! 

A variant is an alternative way to write a word or name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! While the different variants would still be pronounced the same, they would be written with alternative symbols that have the same sound values. In the case of the  name 𓂋𓈖 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, they would generally be shortened. 

Let’s take a look at this variant of Hatshepsut’s name: 

𓄂𓏏 – Foremost (h3t)

𓀼𓏏𓏪 – Noble Women (špss-wt)

This variant would just be pronounced as Hatshepsut (as we know her name most commonly), and translate to “Foremost of the Noble Women.” 

Here is a breakdown of the symbols, as I wrote in my previous post: 

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 “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 “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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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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Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at the name 𓂋𓈖 “Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓.” 

The version of Hatshepsut’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 name 𓂋𓈖 is her throne name, which is the name she took when she became pharaoh 𓉐𓉻! Her throne name is “Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓” which translates to “Truth is the Soul of Re.” 

Let’s take a closer look at what the symbols in her name mean:

𓇳 – Re

𓁦 – Maat (Truth) 

𓂓 – Ka (Soul)

Let’s break down each of the symbols: 

The “𓇳 sun disc” symbol is an ideogram for “ra” or “re,” but can also be a determinative in words such as sun, today, and for words associated with time. The single symbol alone (like in cartouches) would be pronounced like “ra” or “re.” Re is written first but pronounced last due to “honorific transposition” – the name of the god is written first out of respect. 

The “𓁦 goddess with a feather” symbol is used commonly as a determinative in the name for the goddess Maat, but is also commonly used as an ideogram for the word “maat” which means “truth.” 

The “𓂓 two arms” symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “ka,” and also functions as an ideogram for the same. The word “ka” has been translated into our modern languages as “soul.” 

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