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Pepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! Today π“‡π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‡³ we are going to be looking at the birth name π“‚‹π“ˆ– of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 β€œPepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋.” 

Pepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋

The cartouche π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“· of the 6th Dynasty pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Pepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋 was one of the first cartouches π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“·π“¦ I learned to read/recognize because it’s written with only uniliteral hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! These symbols are most like letters in modern alphabets because they are associated with one sound! 

A lot of the Old Kingdom pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯ have birth names π“‚‹π“ˆ–π“¦ written with uniliteral signs, which makes them great for beginners to read/learn! One of the ways I started learning hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ was by practicing reading the cartouches π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“·π“¦ of the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯! 

Here is a breakdown of the symbols: 

The β€œstool π“Šͺ” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound β€œp.” 

The β€œreed 𓇋” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram and most commonly represents the sound of β€œΔ±Ν—,” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word β€œreed 𓇋𓏺.” It is usually associated with modern English β€œI” or β€œY” sounds. 

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The Pyramid Texts of Pepy I

This small relief on display at the Petrie Museum is a section of β€œThe Pyramid Texts” which is the oldest known funerary/religious writings in the world. The original text dates back to the Old Kingdom.Β 

The Pyramid Texts of Pepy I
A small relief which contains the Pyramid Texts of Pepy I

The Pyramid Texts can be thought of as a precursor to both the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺! The main differences between these religious texts are that the Pyramid Texts were only accessible to the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 because they were only carved inside of the pyramids 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓏦. Also, the Pyramid Texts were also not illustrated!

This particular section of the Pyramid Texts contains a spell π“Ž›π“‚“π“› that Pepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋 would say that would provide him with food and drink for eternity 𓆖! Here is a piece of the leftmost column that I could translate (a lot is cut off): 

𓇋𓅱 – My/I

π“‡¬π“ˆŽπ“ˆŽ – Eat

𓏏𓏐- Bread

π“Š- Beer

The cartouche π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“· of the 6th Dynasty pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Pepy I π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋 was one of the first cartouches π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“·π“¦ I learned to read/recognize because it’s written with only uniliteral hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! A lot of the Old Kingdom pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯ have names π“‚‹π“ˆ–π“¦ spelled with uniliteral signs, which makes them great for beginners to read/learn! One of the ways I started learning hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ was by practicing reading the cartouches π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“·π“¦ of the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯! 

Let’s take a closer look at the symbols in Pepy’s π“Šͺ𓇋π“Šͺ𓇋 cartouche π“ π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“·: 

The β€œstool π“Šͺ” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound β€œp,” and does not have any other grammatical functions!

The β€œreed 𓇋” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram and most commonly represents the sound of β€œΔ±Ν—,” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word β€œreed 𓇋𓏺.” 

This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost. 

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