Ancient Egyptian – The Divine Words.
Mdw Ntr
ππ΅π³
Divine speech, referring to hieroglyphs, used for sacred texts, decrees, and inscriptions, a gift from Thoth.
Sesh Medew Netcher
π΄π ππ΅π³
Writing the words of the gods
Sesh Per Em Heru
π΄π ππ³ π ±π³ π
Writing in the manner of Horus
Sesh Per Ankh
π΄π ππ³ πΉ
Writing for life
Mryt N Km.t
π»π³ π π€π
Beloved of the Black Land
Sesh
π΄π
Writing, a skill of scribes in temples and courts.
Per Ankh
ππ³ πΉ
House of Life, where scribes studied knowledge.
Sample Dialogue
Person 1:
ππ³π³π π―π³π ππ³ππ―π³ ππ³π―π³ π π―π³
Iryt tawy nesut-bity netjeru her wer?
Do you speak the language of the pharaohs and the gods?
Person 2:
ππ³π³π π―π³π ππ³ππ―π³ ππ³π―π³ π π―π³
Iryt tawy nesut-bity netjeru her wer.
I speak the language of the pharaohs and the gods.
Person 1:
πππ³π ππ³π³ ππ³ππ―π³
Henek iry nesu-tawy?
Where did you learn it?
Person 2:
ππ³π³π ππ³π³ ππ³ππ―π³ π―π³π
Iryt iry nesu-tawy tawy.
I learned it in the school.
Person 1:
ππ³π³ππ³πΏ π³πΏπ³ ππΏπ
Iryt-ef maa-ef shai?
Do you understand me?
Person 2:
ππ³π³ππ³πΏ π³πΏπ³ ππΏπ
Iryt-ef maa-ef shai.
I understand you.
Person 1:
πππ‘π π€
Henket nefer!
That's good!
Person 2:
ππππ
Nekhtet!
Thank you!
What is Medu Neter
Overview
Medu Neter ("Divine Words") is Ancient Egypt’s hieroglyphic writing system, used from ~3100 BCE to 400 CE. Seen as a gift from Thoth, it held sacred power and was used for religious texts, decrees, and inscriptions.
Usage and Users
Medu Neter was used by scribes and priests, trained in the "House of Life" (Per Ankh). They inscribed temples, tombs, and papyrus for rituals, laws, and records, reflecting Egypt’s divine order.
Structure: Logograms, Syllabograms, Determinatives
Medu Neter combines logograms (whole words), syllabograms (phonetic sounds), and determinatives (clarifying meaning). Texts were read right-to-left or left-to-right based on sign direction.
Egyptian Alphabet
The Egyptian "alphabet" includes ~24 uniliteral signs for single consonants. Scholars use these to transliterate words (e.g., "nfr" for "good") for educational purposes, despite lacking vowels.
Gardiner’s Sign List
Gardiner’s Sign List Sir Alan Gardiner’s Egyptian Grammar (1927) cataloged over 700 hieroglyphs, coded by category. It classifies signs as logograms, phonograms, or determinatives, aiding modern decoding.
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