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hypernosis In reply to V-V-Wolf [2011-02-21 05:23:20 +0000 UTC]

welp, the book i was usin' was translated by Budge, so it very well could be.. not right.. There were 3 different versions, so I slapped on the one that looked the neatest. //honesty

Though I totally welcome you lookin' up its meanin', especially if it does translate as somethin' else.....

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V-V-Wolf In reply to hypernosis [2011-02-21 14:27:56 +0000 UTC]

Well here is what I found:

I can't figure out the top symbol, I haven't seen any reference of it in my studies. However the bird is a phonetic symbol equivalent to the letter A. Below and to the right I assume is the loaf, being phonetic for the letter T. To the left of that, the spiral is a grammatical symbol that ends the idea being presented. The symbol below that is the very common symbol for house, and below that is the symbol meaning god.

So, either the top symbol adds something that I don't know, or whoever wrote this book first wrote "At the house of god" in a cartouche. God names usually are not put in one. Of course, it might also be possible that the first symbol is another phonetic one, which it may be "House of the god *at" *at being the name of the god. If that was true, it would make even less sense why it was put in a cartouche.

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hypernosis In reply to V-V-Wolf [2011-02-21 16:11:48 +0000 UTC]

I've come to the conclusion that the translator is a retard, there's no reason for the cartouche (From what I see), so'm pretty much ignorin' it..


I've seen the 5-point star used as a stand-alone glyph for the duat/afterlife before.
I'll disagree and say that the bird (From what I understand, it's a misconception that it sounds like an 'a'? Not criticizin', just what I've read) is a phonetic glottal stop. OR, if its a buzzard and not a vulture, is a phonetic 'tw'
The spiral (accordin' to the book I'm usin') is a phonetic 'w' sound.
And I'll agree with the loaf bein' the t.

So, kinda got 3wt ot tw-wt goin' on. The latter would sound like tuat, which is an alternative spellin' for duat. -shrugs-

I'm interpreting the house as house. The figure bein' a determinative, makin' it 'divine house' or implied 'place of God' type of thing.

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V-V-Wolf In reply to hypernosis [2011-02-21 16:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'm no Ancient Egyptian, so I can't say for sure.
The Duat isn't a term I've heard before.

The Spiral is a phonetic w, but the tail should be facing the same direction as the bird (Showing the beginning of the passage)
Opposing makes it grammatical.

It's such a fascinating way to write.
And no matter what it says this drawing is amazing.

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hypernosis In reply to V-V-Wolf [2011-02-23 16:04:19 +0000 UTC]

What would I do without wikipedia... [link]

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V-V-Wolf In reply to hypernosis [2011-02-23 16:51:24 +0000 UTC]

I need to go there someday, get my head out of my dusty outdated books.

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hypernosis In reply to MyWorld1 [2011-02-06 19:34:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. A lot of people did, apparently.. Might have to do more epic brightness.

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MyWorld1 In reply to hypernosis [2011-02-06 23:19:13 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Cool! I love colorful pieces

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