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

Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 isn’t the only jackal in ancient Egypt! Wepwawet 𓄋𓈐𓏏𓏥 is likely the oldest god 𓊹 associated with the jackal 𓊃𓄿𓃀𓃥 and is associated with war/conquest, and leading ritual processions. Wepwawet’s 𓄋𓈐𓏏𓏥 name 𓂋𓈖 translates to “Opener of the Ways.” 

Let’s take a closer look at the name:

𓄋 – wp

𓈐 – w3

𓏏 – t

𓏥 – w

𓃧 – determinative (not pictured here but still wanted to show it) 

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “horns 𓄋” symbol is a biliteral phonogram that has the sound of “wp.” 

The “path with shrubs 𓈐” symbol is an ideogram or determinative for the words “road” and “way.” and represents the sound “w3t” or “w3.” In transliteration, the “3” makes an “ah” sound (like in the word “yacht”). 

The “flat loaf of bread 𓏏” is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound “t.” Here it is acting as a phonetic complement and emphasizing the “t” sound at the end of “w3t 𓈐.” 

The “three strokes 𓏥” symbol is what makes “ways” plural in Wepwawet’s name! The “three strokes 𓏥” is associated with the sound “w” when making a word plural.

The “jackal on a standard 𓃧” symbol is both an ideogram and a determinative for “Wepwawet.” This is why Wepwawet’s name can be written with just the symbol! This is the most common determinative to see associated with his name.

Here are some other variants of his name: 𓄋𓈐𓏏𓏥𓃧, 𓄋𓈐𓏏𓏥𓁢, 𓄋𓈐𓈐𓈐, 𓄋𓈐𓈐𓈐𓀭, 𓃧. 

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

Montu 𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓀭! Montu 𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓀭 was a war god and was worshipped widely during the 11th Dynasty/Middle Kingdom. 

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

𓏠 – mn

𓈖 – n

𓍿 – t

𓅱 – w/u 

𓀭 – not pronounced

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “𓏠 game board and pieces” is a biliteral phonogram sign which means that it represents two consonants and is associated with the sound “mn.” This could be pronounced like “men,” “mun,” “mon,” etc. 

The “ripple of water 𓈖” is also a uniliteral phonogram sign, and represents one consonant. The “𓈖” is associated with the sound of “n,” and in this case it is acting as a phonetic complement to the “n” sound in “mn 𓏠.” 

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

The “Quail Chick 𓅱” is a super popular symbol! It is a uniliteral symbol that is representative of the sound w/u. 

The“seated god 𓀭” symbol is one that is not pronounced! This is a determinative symbol, which means that it is a symbol used to show the general meaning of the word! It is basically used as punctuation at the end of the word. 

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

Hapy 𓐑𓊪𓇌 was one of the Four Sons of Horus who had the heqd of a baboon and appeared mostly on Canopic Jars and in funerary inscriptions. Hapy 𓎛𓐑𓊪𓇌 was tasked with protecting 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 the lungs 𓊃𓌴𓄥𓅱𓄺!

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

𓐑 – ḥp

𓊪 – p

𓇌 – y

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “part of a ship 𓐑” symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “ḥp.” 

The “stool 𓊪” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound “p.” Here it is acting as a phonetic complement, which is emphasizing the “p” sound from “𓐑 hp.” 

The “double reed 𓇌” symbol acts similarly to the “reed 𓇋.” When the symbol is doubled, it usually acts as a uniliteral phonogram with the sound of “y.” 

Another very common way to write Hapy in hieroglyphs is “𓎛𓊪𓐑𓇌.” 

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

Qebehsenuef 𓏂𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 was one of the Four Sons of Horus who had a falcon head and appeared mostly on Canopic Jars and in funerary inscriptions. Qebehsenuef 𓏂𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 protected the intestines 𓈖𓊪𓅮𓄿𓏲𓏼. 

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓏂 – qbb or qbh

𓌢𓌢𓌢 – snw

𓆑 – f

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “water jar with water 𓏁 / 𓏂” symbols are both variants of each other and have the same meaning! These symbols mostly act as determinatives, however in the case of Qebehsenuef the symbols act as a triliteral phonogram with the sound “qbb” or “qbh.”

The “arrowhead 𓌢” is a biliteral phonogram that is associated with the sound “sn.” Since the arrowhead 𓌢 is repeated three times in the name, that pluralizes the symbol and causes it to have the sound “snw.” 

The “horned viper 𓆑” functions as a uniliteral phonogram and represents the sound “f.”

Qebehsenuef 𓏂𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 may seem like a difficult name 𓂋𓈖 to pronounce but once you break down the symbols it’s not too bad!

Here are some variants of Qebehsenuef’s name: 

𓏁𓈖𓈖𓈖𓌢𓏏𓏥𓆑

𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑

𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑𓀭

𓏁𓌢

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

Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 was one of the Four Sons of Horus who had a jackal head and appeared mostly on Canopic Jars and in funerary inscriptions. Duamutef’s 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 job was to protect the stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻 of the deceased. 

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓇼 – dw3 

𓅐 – mwt

𓏏 – t

𓆑 – f

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “star 𓇼”  functions as a triliteral phonogram for the sound “dw3” (almost like “dua”). Triliteral means that the symbol represents three consonants! In other words, it can also function as a determinative or ideogram. 

The “vulture 𓅐” is a triliteral phonogram and represents the sounds “mjt/mwt.” It is also used as a determinative in the word “vulture 𓈖𓂋𓅐”

The “flat loaf of bread 𓏏” is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound “t.” In this case, it is acting as a phonetic complement and is emphasizing the “t” sound from “mwt.” 

The “horned viper 𓆑” functions as a uniliteral phonogram and represents the sound “f.” Grammatically, it represents the word “He” a lot of the time. 

The name Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 means “He who worships 𓇼 his 𓆑 mother 𓅐𓏏.” 

Here are some other ways to write Duamutef’s name: 

𓂧𓍯𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑

𓇼𓂟𓏏𓆑

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

Khnum 𓎸𓁠 is the god 𓊹 of the Nile River 𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈗𓈘𓈇𓏺 and fertility. In the creation myth, Khnum 𓎸𓁠 is said to have created all of the world’s people on his potter’s wheel. I love how his name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs incorporates a pot due to his role in the creation myth! 

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓎸 – ẖnm

𓁠 – determinative 

Let’s break down the symbols: 

The “stone jug 𓎸” is a triliteral phonogram that is associated with the sound “ẖnm” which would be pronounced like “Khnum.” 

The “ram-headed 𓁠” symbol acts as a determinative in this case but can also be an ideogram for “ẖnm” or Khnum. 

There are many different ways to write Khnum 𓎸𓁠 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Here are some of the common ways which incorporate either a different determinative or a phonetic complement: 𓎸𓀭, 𓎸𓅓𓀭, 𓎸𓅓𓁠 and 𓎸𓃝. 

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

Shu 𓆄𓅱𓀭 is the god of the atmosphere. The word “Shu 𓆄𓅱𓀭” can actually mean “He Who Rises Up,” “Emptiness 𓆄𓅱𓅨,” or “Sunlight 𓆄𓅱𓇶/𓆄𓅱𓇳” too! In Middle Egyptian, these words were also pronounced like “Shu,” except they have different determinatives which changes the meaning of the word!

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓆄 – šw

𓅱 – w/u

𓀭 – determinative symbol (not pronounced)

In the case of the god Shu 𓆄𓅱𓀭 and many other deities, sometimes the determinative is not written due to spacing issues! The ancient Egyptians favored the aesthetic over grammar! 

Let’s break down each of the symbols! 

The “feather 𓆄” is a biliteral phonogram and is representative of the sound šw. The “feather 𓆄” can also function as an ideogram for the word “feather 𓆄𓏺,” and as a determinative for the goddess/word “Maat 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄.”

The “Quail Chick 𓅱” is uniliteral phonogram that is representative of the sound w/u. Here it is acting as a phonetic complement. 

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!

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

Geb 𓅬𓃀𓀭 is the god 𓊹 of the Earth’s 𓇾𓇾 surface, which the ancient Egyptians called the Upper Earth. Anything that occurred on the Earth’s surface was thought to be caused by Geb 𓅬𓃀𓀭 – earthquakes were caused by his laughter! 

Here are the two most common ways to write Geb’s name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪: 

𓅬𓃀𓀭

𓅬𓃀

Let’s take a closer look at the name: 

𓅬 – gb

𓃀 – b

𓀭 – determinative symbol (not pronounced)

Let’s break down each of the symbols! 

The “goose 𓅬” is a biliteral phonogram that represents the sound “gb” which would have possibly been pronounced like “Geb.” It can also act as a determinative in certain cases.  

The “foot 𓃀” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram that represents the sound “b.” Here, the “foot 𓃀” symbol is acting as a phonetic complement, meaning it’s emphasizing the “b” sound from the previous symbol, and was not pronounced. 

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!

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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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