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Hieroglyphs: Word and phrase lists
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A list of titles and phrases - all are welcome to add to the list. Where possible, please indicate their source.
| Meaning | Translit. | Meaning | Translit. | |||
| your humble servant (noun 'servant' bAk) | bAk jm | ? | Gold Falcon (royal title) ~ from noun 'falcon' bjk | bjk nbw | ? | |
| King of Upper and Lower Egypt (royal title)~ from noun 'king' nswt | nswt bjtj | ? | king's acquaintance (court title) ~ from verb 'learn, know' rx | rx-nswt | ? | |
| royal offering | Htp-dj-nswt | ? | in peace, safely | m Htp | em hotep | |
| 'Two Lands' (Egypt) | tAwj | ? | 'since the age of Horus' (expression of time) | Dr rk Hrw | ? | |
| 'in the presence of the gods' | xr nTrw | ? | honoured by (followed by a god's name) | jmAxy xr (Hrw) (Horus) | ? | |
| 'Life is a cycle' | pXrt pw anx | ? | governor, mayor | HAty-a | ||
| seal-bearer of the king | xtmty bity | sole companion (title) | smr wat(y) | |||
| overseer of the chamber | m-r aXnwty | overseer of the army | m-r mSa | |||
| master of secrets | Hry-sStA | venerable one, revered one, honourable one | imAxy or imAxw | ? | ||
| keeper of the king's diadem - from the noun iry 'keeper' | iry-nfr-xAt | - | general-in-chief (military) | m-r mSa wr | - | |
| king's scribe | zXAw-nswt | ? | soldier of the town regiment | anx n nwt | - | |
| sacred land | tA Dsr | - | god's boat-journey | DAt nTr | - | |
| the procession of Wepwawet | prt wp-wrwt | - | for the ka of | n kA n | - | |
| in the house | m pr | - | to the house | r pr | - | |
| the/an evil man | s bin | - | the/an evil woman | st bint | - | |
| this goose | srw pn | - | yes! | tjw | ||
| Hail to you, Thoth! | j.nD Hr.k DHwtj | no! | m-bjA | |||
| arrow, weapon | aHA | ? | chamber | aXnwtj | ? | |
| assignment, mission, message | wpwt | ? | messenger | wpwtj | ? | |
| food (from verb 'eat' wnm) | wnmw | ? | crown | wrrt | ? | |
| fool | wxA | ? | barge, broad boat | wsxt | ? | |
| (military) campaign | wDyt | ? | river bank | wDb | ? | |
| worker, servant | bAk | ? | tribute | bAkw | ? | |
| sky | pt | ? | river | jtrw | ? | |
| waterfowl | msyt | ? | foot | rd | ? | |
| fish | rm | ? | land | tA | ? | |
| belly | Xt | ? | thing | xt | ? | |
| lily (lotus) | zSSnj | ? | scarab beetle | Xprr | ? | |
| courtyard | h | ? | people | rmT | ? | |
| sycamore | nht | ? | worker/servant | bAk | ? |
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