Us Sceptre.The symbol of power carried in the hands of kings and gods, writtenus, or elseus, which is the "cucufa", also called the Zâm-sceptre.4687
Us·t.The Egyptian name of Thebes, which see.48505355565987
Vatican Obelisk.An obelisk without an inscription on the Piazza di San Pietro, in front of the Vatican, in Rome. Originally erected in Heliopolis, it was transported to Rome by the emperor Caligula (about 40 A.D.). It was the only one of all the obelisks not overthrown and broken during the times of anarchy, pillage, and destruction in that city. Sixtus V. had it removed and erected in its present position in 1586.9
Victory Stelé.A stelé which was found in Karnak. It contains a martial hymn of Thothmes III.3148
Villa Mattei Obelisk.A small obelisk in the Villa Mattei or the Villa Celimontana in Rome, presented by a certain Cyriacus Matthæius to the Roman Senate. It was either erected by him in his gardens in 1582, or else by Sixtus V. in 1590. The lower portion of it is modern, but the upper half bears the cartouches of Ramses II. and Psametik II.10
"Vocal Memnon."One of the colossal statues of Amenôphis III. west of Thebes in the desert. It was thrown down by an earthquake about 27 B. C., and cracked. On re-erection it was found to emit a musical sound at sunrise. This gave rise to the Greek legend of Memnon and Aurora (the dawn). Since its restoration the sound is no longer heard. The Arabs call the two colossal statues Shamy and Damy. (96112)
Vulture Diadem.A diadem of Pharaoh, in Egyptianneb mutorneb sheta(doubtful!). The figure of the vulture was generally worn as the head-dress ofthe queens. It is the symbol of protection, and represents Pharaoh and his queen as the protectors and nourishers of their people.56576670
Wanstead Obelisk.A fragment of an obelisk which existed at the time of Zoëga in Wanstead, a suburb of London. It was brought to England from Alexandria in 1712. Its present location is unknown.11
Wilkinson,Sir John Gardner. An English Egyptologist (born in 1797, died in 1875). His famous work isThe Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians.14
Yaﻋmer-ben-Shaddâd.A mythical person.80
Zân·t.The Egyptian name of Tanis, which see.92
Zoëga,George. A Danish archæologist interested in Egyptological subjects (born in 1755, died in 1809 in Rome).11
Pharaoh in his royal robes offering libation to the gods.
Pharaoh in his royal robes offering libation to the gods.
Pharaoh in his royal robes offering libation to the gods.
OF HIEROGLYPHS OCCURRING IN THIS BOOK, TOGETHER WITH THEIR PRONUNCIATION AND DETERMINATIVE VALUE.
We divide the Egyptian hieroglyphs, after the manner of Lepsius, into twenty-five classes. In the following list the hieroglyphs are given together with what they wereprobablymeant to represent. The more important pronunciations are added, which, however, can not be used indiscriminately, but are fixed bycomplements, that is,lettersof the alphabetindicatingthe pronunciation and either prefixed or else suffixed to the hieroglyph. The pronunciation of the later, or Ptolemaic, times is marked *.Determinativesaresilenthieroglyphs, determining, in words of the same pronunciation, into what category of objects or ideas these words belong.Pron.stands for pronunciation. * stands forpronunciation of later times.Det.stands fordeterminative. Thenumeralsrefer to the pages of the book where the hieroglyph occurs.
We divide the Egyptian hieroglyphs, after the manner of Lepsius, into twenty-five classes. In the following list the hieroglyphs are given together with what they wereprobablymeant to represent. The more important pronunciations are added, which, however, can not be used indiscriminately, but are fixed bycomplements, that is,lettersof the alphabetindicatingthe pronunciation and either prefixed or else suffixed to the hieroglyph. The pronunciation of the later, or Ptolemaic, times is marked *.Determinativesaresilenthieroglyphs, determining, in words of the same pronunciation, into what category of objects or ideas these words belong.
Pron.stands for pronunciation. * stands forpronunciation of later times.Det.stands fordeterminative. Thenumeralsrefer to the pages of the book where the hieroglyph occurs.
I.Figures of Men.
"man with arms hanging down."
Det.of person, youth.62
"man with arms raised."
Pron.qa, ḥââ.
Det.of height, joy, carrying, lifting.61
"old man leaning on a staff."
Pron.ȧau, ten.
Det.of old age, weakness.27
"man striking."
Pron.nekht.
Det.of violent action.60
"man with crosier and whip."
Pron.*ḥeq.106136136136136
"child sucking its finger."
Pron.s, *n, *nen *sherȧ, *khen, *â, *kh.,
Det.of child, youth, renewal.272748
"prisoner tied with ropes."
Det.of enemy, crime.126
"man sitting."
Pron.ȧ(as first person singular masculine personal pronoun).
Det.of man, person.949494121
"man with finger in his mouth."
Pron.ȧm.
Det.of speaking, eating, thinking.137
"bearded man sitting."
Pron.ȧ(as first person singular masculine personal pronoun).3148
Det.of man, king, god, goddess.27272727276592105128128138139142143144144144144146146150151
"king with Zâm-sceptre."
Det.of king, god.87120
"king with whip."
Pron.ȧ(as first person singular masculine personal pronoun).
Det.of king, god.3148
"king without the whip."
Pron.same as preceding.
Det.of king, god.140140
"king with white crown of Upper Egypt."
Pron.ȧ(as first person singular masculine personal pronoun).
Det.of king, god.666970
"king with the double crown of Egypt and the Zâm-sceptre."
Pron.same as preceding.
Det.of king, god.133
"man sitting on a throne with the whip in his hands."
Pron.shepes62122,ȧs.
Det.of high personage, ancestor, god.56
II.Figures of Women.
"woman sitting."
Pron.ȧ(as first person singular feminine personal pronoun).
Det.of woman, goddess.121126136
"woman with a tiara and having the bud of a lotus in her lap."
Det.of queen, goddess, woman.112112
III.Figures of Deities.
"deity with the Atef-crown and the Zâm-sceptre."
Det.of the god Osiris.138
"mummy holding the Zâm-sceptre."
Pron.Ptaḥ.69142
Det.of the god Ptah.
"mummy sitting with Zâm-sceptre."
Pron.Ptaḥ.106(hieroglyph reading from right to left)136
Det.of the god Ptah.142
"deity sitting with the Ten-crown and the whip."
Pron.ten.
Det.of the god Ptah.65142
"deity with the fourfold plume of the god Shu and the Zâm-sceptre."
Det.of the sun-god Shu.136136(where by a mistake of the scribe it stands for, Amen).
"deity sitting with the Zâm-sceptre and the double plume."
Pron.Ȧmen.3762636464656566666767686869697070717194142144
Det.of the god Amen.879595149
"deity with the symbol of truth."
Det.of the god Amen.95
"deity with the Khepesh-sword."
Det.of the god Amen.95
"deity sitting on a throne and holding the Us-sceptre."
Det.of the god Amen.95
"hawk-faced deity with the Us-sceptre and the symbol of truth, surmounted by the disk of the sun."
Det.of the gods Râ or Horus.125
"hawk-faced deity with the Zâm-sceptre and the white crown."
Det.of the god Horus.125
"hawk-faced deity surmounted by the disk of the sun and holding two curious wands."
Det.of the gods Râ or Horus.125
"hawk-faced deity with the Zâm-sceptre."
Det.of the god Horus.125
"hawk-faced deity with the Zâm-sceptre, surmounted by the snake-encircled disk of the sun."
Det.of the god Horus.125
"hawk-faced deity."
Det.of the gods Horus or Râ.606267125
"hawk-faced deity with the snake-encircled disk of the sun."
Pron.Râ.96144
Det.of the gods Horus or Râ.31
"hawk-faced deity with the double crown of Egypt."
Det.of the god Horus.125
"hawk-headed deity with the symbol of life, surmounted by the disk of the sun."
Pron.Râ.586062636466676870Hieroglyph written from right to left.3762636464656566666767686869697070717194136142144
Det.of the gods Râ or Horus.31125
"hawk-faced deity with the disk of the sun."
Pron.Râ.
Det.of the gods Râ or Horus.27125
"hawk-faced deity with the Zâm-sceptre, surmounted by the snake-encircled disk of the sun and the double plume."
Det.of the god Menthu.132
"hawk-faced deity sitting on a throne with the Zâm-sceptre, surmounted by the disk of the sun."
Pron.Râ.
Det.of the gods Râ or Horus.31125
"ass-headed deity with the crosier."
Pron.Set.146147
Det.of the god Set, whom we identify with the devil.
"jackal-headed deity with the symbol of life."
Pron.Ȧnpu.
Det.of the god Anubis, cf.99
"ibis-headed deity."
Pron.Deḥuti.
Det.of the god Thoth.150
"ram-headed deity."
Pron.khnum.
Det.of the god Khnum.87128128
"ram-headed deity with the Zâm-sceptre."
Det.of the god Khnum.128
"ram-headed deity sitting."
Det.of the god Khnum.128
"deity carrying an offering of flowers, surmounted by the papyrus plant."
Det.of the god Hâp (the Nile).137
"female deity standing and holding a papyrus reed, surmounted by a throne."
Det.of the goddess Isis.126
"female deity with the symbol of life, surmounted by a throne."
Pron.Ȧs·t.106136
Det.of the goddess Isis.126
"female deity with a papyrus reed, surmounted by a pair of horns and a throne."
Det.of the goddess Isis.126
"female deity surmounted by the symbol of truth."
Pron.maâ.144
Det.of the goddess Mâ.
"female deity with the symbol of life, surmounted by the symbol of truth."
Pron.maâ.376262646465656566666767686868696970708796122130130144147Hieroglyph written from right to left.7171
Det.of the goddess Mâ.
"lion-headed female deity with the snake-encircled disk of the sun."
Det.of the goddess Sekhet or Bast.92146
IV.Parts of the Human Body.
"face."
Pron.ḥer.70123
Det.of face, front.
"left eye."
Pron.ȧr.5354555658586567677092105138142142mer, *îri, *î, *men.
Det.of vision.3148
"eye with eye-brows."
Pron.ȧn, nâ, ân.
Det.of vision.31122
"left eye with eye-brows and a hoe(?) below."
Pron.beq,118uza.
Det.of eye, sun, moon.
"mouth."
Pron.Letterr.5273131313839393939484949515151535556566060606063646464656565696972868688889090919194979797102102102102102102102102106106107111111111111111112112114114114115116116116117117117117117119119122122122123124128129129131131133136137138139142143144145151152152
"two arms."
Pron.qa,122135135135150152ka, *q, *k.
"two arms."
Pron.nen,485867*n.
Det.of negation, defense, secrecy.
"two arms holding an oar."
Pron.khen.86128
Det.of rowing.
"arm holding a whip."
Pron.khu.117122
"arm."
Pron.Letterâ,56577091929599116116121122124130132137138144149152152ded.60607070
"arm with lash."
Pron.nekht,4848505355565859606062636465666768686870136*n.
Det.of any violent action.31646670
"open hand."
Pron.Letterd.27313131396270879194102102102102106111111112115116118122124127131136150
"legs walking."
Pron.îu, *ioru86
Det.of progressive motion.4864144
"leg."
Pron.uâr,92102ped, red, men.
Det.of foot, motion, measure.
"leg standing on earth."
Pron.ger.6267
"knee."
Pron.Letterq.39393939606161708686949497102102102106106111111112112112114115116118119124144Roman additions for symmetry (?)122122(reading from right to left).
"foot."