[A]

 

Aw

(n.) length

 

Abw

(n.loc.) Elephantine (the elephant det. is a give away!)

 

Abd

(n.) month (remember each season is 4 months, each month is 30 days; Gr., p.203)

 

Asiri

(god's name) Osiris

 

Asiri xnt.i-imn.t.i.w

(name of god) Osiris-Khentamenthes

 

As.t [> s.t]

(n.) position, place; office, department; position, rank.

 

AT.w(.t.i)

(n.) tutor

 

ATp

(vb.) load (a ship)

 

 

= i  

(suff. pron., 1st sing.) I, me, my.

 

iAm (< imA)

(n.loc.) "Yam".

 

iAm (< imA)

(adj) charming, kind, gentle, well-disposed, pleasing, etc.

 

iArr.t

(n.) vinyard

 

iA.t

(n.) office, function, position

 

iAd

(n.) boy

 

ii

(vb., final weak) come (of persons / things / events); return (variant of iw)

 

ii-Htp (+ man, A1 det.)

(part of name of a gate) "peaceful returner"

 

iw

(non.encl. particle)

 

iw

(n.) island

 

ib

(n.) heart, mind, etc.

 

ibhA.t

(n. loc.) Wadi Hammamat ?

 

ip

(vb.) count, reckon up; make reckoning; assess dues; accounting.

 

ipA.t-n.i-sw.t

(n.) royal harim

 

iptn

(dem. adj., fem. pl.) These.

 

im

(adv., derived from prep. m) there, therein, therewith, therefrom

Note nisbe adj., im.y, who, which is in, in which is.

 

imAx.w

(n.) the worthy, revered one (of the blessed dead, or of the aged living)

 

im.i iz.t

(n. title) resident of the palace

 

im.i-rA

(n. title) overseer (lit. "one in the mouth")

note: im.i-rA pr.w, steward (lit. one who manages a household/etc.)

 

in

(prep.) by (of agent)

 

ini

(vb., 3rd weak) bring, fetch; carry off, bring away.

 

inr-HD

(noun + adj.) lit. "white (HD) stone (inr)" = limestone.

 

ink

(ind. pron. 1 sing.) I; belonging to me.

 

iri

(vb.) make, do, act, exercise (authority), (and similar meanings)

 

irT.t

(n. loc.) Area of the Nehesiu in Nubia, south of the Wadi Allaqi.

 

i-xr

(non-encl. part.) and, further

 

ix.t [later spelling x.t ]

(n.) thing(s); possessions; matter.

 

iqr

(adj.) excellent, talented, etc.

 

it

(n.) father

 

iTi

(vb.) take (for use), take possession of, carry off, etc.

 

 

a

(n.) arm

 

aA [+lid and stone dets.]

(n.) lid (eg. of a sarcophagus)

 

aA [door det.]

(n.) door[jamb]

 

aAi

(adj.) large

 

aAm

(n.) asiatic

 

aw

(n., title) dragoman

 

 

apr-aHa.w

(n. pl.) sailors

 

anx

(adj./vb.) to live

anx.w D.t, 'living forever' or 'may he live forever'

 

anx.i.w

(n.) the living

 

aH

(n.) palace

 

aHa.w

(n.) attendance, service. [derived from verb aHa, stand, attend, etc.]

 

aSA

(ad.) many, numerous; much, plentiful, etc.

 

[w]

 

wAb

(vb.) root

(n.) root (of plant, of teeth); socket (of eye).

 

wAi.t

(n.) road, way, path

 

wAwA.t

(n.loc.) "Wawat"

 

wAi.t [> wAt]

(n.) road, path.

 

wAS

(n.) honour

 

wi

(dep. pron., 1st sing.) I, me

 

wa (.w)

one (also used as indefinite article, 'a'); unique, one only, alone

 

war.t

(n.) district

 

wbA

(vb.) to open, open up, explore.

 

wa.t.i

(n.) goat

 

wpi.w-ir

except, but

 

wni (wr)

(name of a man) Weni (the elder)

 

wnw.t

(n.) duty, service

 

wnn

(vb. 2 gem.) be, exist. Gr. p561.

wn.t, that... (introducing noun clauses as objects of verbs, or relative clauses)

 

wn.t

(n.) stronghold, sanctuary

 

wr.t

(adv.) very

 

wr.t-Ht.s

(n.) female name

 

wHA

(vb.) hew stone

 

wsx

(adj.) broad; (n.) breadth

 

wsx or wsx.t [+boat det.]

(n.) barge [type of boat]

 

wdi

(vb.) commit (offence), deal (harm), stir up (strife); and other meanings.

wdi ir tA, put to land (of a boat)

(n.) wdd, offender

 

wD

(vb.) command, make a command, decree.

 

 

[b]

 

bA.w

(n.) might, power

 

 

bAk

(n.) servant

 

bi.t.i

(n.title) king of lower egypt

 

bnbn.t

(n.) pyramidion cap-stone

 

bST(w)

(n.) rebellion

 

btk

(n.) rebel

 

pAw.ti

(aux. verb, 3rd weak) the verb has past meaning.

- similarly for pAw

 

pipi

name of a pharaoh. This is the newer accepted reading of "Pepi" which comes

to us via Manethos as "Piops", probably actually *payApi in Old Egyptian

 

pn

(dem., masc. sing.) this

(fem. sing.) tn

 

pr

(n.) house, household; palace; temple; etc.

 

prw-aAi

(n.) (the royal) palace (lit. 'the great house')

 

pH.w

(n.) back [lit. 'hind quarters']

 

pds

(vb.) stamp flat, flatten

 

=f

(suff. pron., 3rd masc. sing.) he, him, his, it, its. [Gr. sect. 34].

 

fd.w [from OK ifd.w]

the number 4. Note OK spelling in brackets.

 

m

(prep.) in; with, by means of; from, out of; as, namely ('m of predication') etc.

 

mAa

(vb.) lead, guide, direct.

 

mAa.t

(n.) truth, right-doing, justice

* note also the adjective, mAa, true

 

mAa-xrw

(vb.) be justified, vindicated; justified (after name of deceased).

 

mAT

(type of stone) granite

 

m-a

(prep.) in the hand, possession, charge of; together with; from.

 

mw

(n.) water

 

 

mw.t

(n.) mother

 

m(i)ni

(vb.) to moor (a boat); marry, attach; and other meanings.

 

mr

(n.) canal, artificial lake.

 

mri

(vb.) love

 

mri.i-n.i-raw

(king's name) Merenre

 

mrw.t.w

(n.) one like, copy, equal

 

mrw.ti.t

(n.) the like. [Note OK spelling; later mi.t.y.t]

 

mrw qd

[adv. phrase] in every respect

[note OK spelling; later mi qd]

mrw-qd=f, in its entirety (and sim. with other suffix pron., eg. mrw-qd=sni)

 

mH

(vb.) sieze, grasp, capture

 

mH

(vb., trans.) fill

(vb. intrans.) be full (of)

 

mH [+ forearm, palm down, D42]

(n.) cubit [unit of length]

 

mHi

(vb.) launch (a vessel); inundate; swim; drown/bedrown

 

mH.w.t

(n.) north (m, to)

(nisbe adj.) mH.w.t.j, northern.

 

mSa

(n.) army, soldiers; infantry, etc.

 

mtr [>mty]

(n.) exactness, exactitude

 

mdn.i.t

(n. loc.) 22nd UE nome. ("Medenit").

 

mDA

(n.loc.) Medja

 

mDH

(n.) fillet (ie. a band of gold worn on the head)

 

mD-sfx

(number) 17

 

n

a) (prep.) to, for (dative); to (persons); in (sun, dew, a period of time); because; belongs to.

b) n.y (gen. adj.) of, belonging to.

c) negative arms (D35) is either used as the negative particle, or used in place of the prep.

 

n (with 3 strokes, denoting plural)

(pron.) plural 1st person suffix pronoun

 

n(.i)

(gen. adj.) of, belonging to. [fem. n(y).t, m. pl. n(.y).w]

 

n.i.w.t

(n.) town, city

 

n(.i).t

(gen. adj., fem. sing.) of, belonging to. Plural (n.y.w.t) would be written identically.

 

ni.t [+pyramid det.]

(n.) pyramid city

 

ni wn.t

(negative construction, see Gr. #394) "There was no..."

 

ni zp

(negative construction, see Gr. #456) "Never..."

 

n.y-sw.t

(title) king of upper egypt, king [note the honorific transposition]

Note: n.y.t-sw.t, the abstract noun, kingship.

 

nai

(vb.) travel, traverse waterway, convey (someone/thing).

 

nb

(n., may have a det.) lord, master, owner

(adj.) any,every, all

 

 

nfr

(adj.) a) (of appearance) beautiful; kindly;

b) (of quality) good, fine

c) (of character) good, fair

d) (of condition) happy, well, good

e) also used for negation; see Hoch #181, Gr. #351,

eg. nfr n, (lit. "happens not to..."). This is a predicative adjective followed by the dative.

In ME the following verb seems to be in the infinitive.

 

nmi.w

(pl.n.) type of ship.

 

nHm

(vb.) a) take away, carry off ; b) save, rescue.

 

nHs.i

(n.) nubian.

 

nxb

(n. loc.) Eileithyaspolis (Nekheb = el-Kab)

 

nxn

(n. loc.) Hierakonpolis (Nekhen = Kom el-Ahmar)

 

nS

(vb.) expel (m, from)

 

nTr

(n.) god

 

nDrw

(vb.) grasp, catch, take possession of, draw tight (lips of wound), etc.

 

r [from OK ir]

a) (prep.) to, at; concerning; more than; from.

b) (conj.) so that, until, according as.

c) 'r of futurity' before infinitives, indicates purpose or futurity

 

rA-Aw

(n. loc.) Tura

 

rA.w.t

(n.) lintel

 

ris.w

(n.) vigilance

 

rw.t

(n.) false door

 

rn

(n.) name

 

rnp.t

(n.) year

 

 

rdi [from OK, rDi]

(vb., anom.) give, put, place; appoint; cause, permit, grant (with following verbs, Gr. p579)

 

[h]

 

hAi

(vb., 3rd weak) come down, descend

 

hAb

(vb.) send. (someone)

 

hn

(n.) box

 

hrw.t

(n.) satisfaction, peace, pleasantness.

 

hrw (sometimes just written as the determinative, N5 and stroke)

(n.) day, daytime

 

[H]

 

HAt.i-a

(n. title) mayor

 

Hw

(n.) royal ordinance

 

Hw.t

(n.) house, estate

 

Hw.t-aA.t

(n.) Great House (ie. the palace).

 

Hw.w.t-wr.w.t

(n. pl.) Great Enclosures

 

Hw.t-nbw

(n.loc.) Hatnub. Alabaster quarries in the Hare nome, Hatnub.

 

Hm

(n.) majesty

 

Hmw-nTr

(n. title) priest, prophet [note honorific transposition]

 

Hm.t-n.i-sw.t

(n.) royal wife [lit. wife/woman of the king]

 

Hna

(prep.) together with, and.

 

Hnw.t

(n.) mistress

 

Hr (face det., D2)

(prep.) upon, in, at from, on account of, etc.

Hr.y (nisbe adj.), which is upon, upper

 

Hr (falcon sign, G5)

(name of falcon god) Horus

 

Hr.i.w-Sa

(n.) Beduin. [lit. those who are upon the sand]

 

Hr.i-tp

(n. title) chief

 

Hri.t

Probably derived from verb hrty, travel by land. Expression m hri.t probably means something like 'en route'.

 

Hzi

(vb., 3rd weak) favour (someone); praise (someone)

 

HqA

(vb.) rule over, govern

(n.) ruler

 

HqA-Hw.t

(n., title) District Governor.

 

Htp

(vb.) (intrans.) be pleased, be happy, be gracious, be peaceful, become calm

 

Htp [with stroke determinative]

(n.) altar

 

 

[x]

 

xAs.t

(n.) hill-country, foreign land.

xAs.t.i.w, foreigners

 

xAD

(vb.) dough (and so,' bread ' ).

 

xai

(vb.) rise (of sun); appear in glory (of god/king); shining (of king)

 

xbA

(vb.) destroy, lay waste, ravage.

 

xft

(prep.) in accordance with, in front of, etc.

 

xnt.i

(n.) south, southern part.

xnt.i m, south to...

 

xnt.i.w

Hannig guesses that here it could be "canal"

otherwise, just the prep., "out of"

 

 

xnt.i.w-Si prw-aAi

(n.) palace personnel.

*note honorific transposition of prw-aAi in hieroglyphic text)

 

xpr

(vb.) come about, happen, occur.

 

xr

(prep.) with, near, under (a king); speak to (someone)

 

xsf

(vb., trans.) repress, drive away, oppose, etc.

xsf ix.t n, take action against.

(vb., intrans.) xsf n, punish.

(n.) punishments, disapproval.

 

xt

(n.) fire

 

xt

(n.) wood, lumber, etc.

 

x.t [from OK spelling, ix.t]

[n.] thing(s), possessions, property; matter, affair, etc.

x.t nb.t, everything, anything

 

xtm

(adj.) precious

 

xtm.w-nTr (note honorific transposition)

(n. title) sealbearer of the god (ie. of the king)

 

xdi

(vb.) to travel downstream, northwards.

m-xdi = (adv.) downstream

 

[X]

 

 

Xnw

(n.) home; the (royal) residence; interior

 

Xnm

(vb.) join, connect, etc.

 

Xn-sDr.w

(n. loc.) name of a city. It is not certain whether the 3 wall signs are determinatives

or part of the name.

 

Xr.i

(prep.) under

note compounds, eg. Xr.i a=f, under his control (lit. under his arm).

 

Xr.i-HAb.t

(n. title) Lector priest

 

Xr.i-HAt

(compound prep.) in front of, before

 

[s/z]

 

=s

(suff. pron., 3rd. pers. sing. fem.) she, it

 

zA.w

(n.) guardian

 

zAb ir.i nxn

(n. title) "Senior Warden of Hierakonpolis"

note zAb = dignitary (of unknown rank); prefixed to titles = senior (?)

 

sAT

(n.) barge

 

zAT

(n.) libation basin

 

zi [> s ]

(n.) man; someone. zi nb, everyone.

 

saH

(n. title) dignitary

 

sbA [with house det.]

(n.) door

 

zp

(n.) time

 

sp

(vb.) boatbuilding

 

smA

(vb) kill, slaughter, destroy

 

smr

(n. title) friend, confidant.

 

smr wa.t.i

(n. title) Unique Confidant (of the king)

 

smsw

(adj.) elder, eldest.

 

sn

(suff. or dep. pron., 3rd pers. plu.) They, them

 

sn

(n.) brother

 

 

snw

(number) two

(with man, A1, det.) companion, fellw

 

s-nDs

(n.) reduction (of time or distance), diminishment, short-cut

 

sr

(n. title) courtier

 

sr.w.t

(n.) governorship, appointment(?)

 

srs.t

(number) 6

 

s-hAi

(vb., caus.) bring down

 

s-HD

(n.) inspector, supervisor

 

sxr

(n.) plan, counsel.

Other meanings: governance; conduct; condition; affair; fashion, nature; custom.

 

zS.w [from OK spelling, zXA.w]

(n.) writing

 

sSn [>sXn]

(vb.) demolish

 

sStA

(n.) secret, confidential matter, (religious) mystery, problem, etc.

 

sqr-anx

(n.) captive [lit. 'struck down living']

 

stp-zA [usually with house det.]

(n.) palace

 

sT

(non-enclit. particle)

 

sTA

(vb.) drag, pull

 

sTi [>sti]

(vb.) shoot

 

sDAw

(n.) seal-bearer (of the king). sDAw-bit, seal-bearer of the king of Lower Egypt.

 

sDr

(n. loc.) location, possibly a fortress.

 

sDm

(vb.) hear

 

[S]

 

 

SAd

(vb.) dig, dig out (eg. a canal)

 

Sai [>Sa]

(vb., 3rd wk.) cut down, cut off; hew (a ship)

 

Spsi (Spss)

(adj.) august, noble

 

Sma.w

(n.) Upper Egypt.

 

Smw

(n.) summer

 

Sni

(vb. 3rd weak) inquire into (a matter); litigate; etc.

Sni ix.t r, institute proceedings against.

 

Sna.w

(n.) storehouse

 

SnD

(n.) Acacia wood. [type of tree]

 

Sr.t tp-[niA]

(n.loc.) literally something like: nostril (mouth) of [Antelope-Peak]

 

Szp.t

(n.) chapel, room

 

[q]

 

qAi.w

(n.) height, top (from adj/vb, qAi, tall, high)

 

qrs

a) sarcophagus; b) (vb.) bury; c) (n.) burial; **(s.t qrs = state of being buried)

 

qd

form; reputation

iri qd, achieve a (good) result, achieve success

 

kA

(n.) a) will (of king); kingship

b) soul, spirit, essence (of a being).

 

KAAw

(n.loc.) Location in nubia.

 

kAi.t

(n.) work, construction; craft, profession.

 

.ki [OK spelling]

(stative/old perfective verb ending, 1st p. sing.)

 

gmH

(n.) door-jamb

 

 

gr.w

(adv.) now, also

 

gs

(n.) side, border

 

gs-pr

(n.) administrative district

 

[t]

 

tA (N16, flat land, det.)

(n.) earth, land, ground

Note expression: m tA pn r Dr=f, in this entire land. Lit. "in this land to its end."

 

tAi.t.i zAb

(n. title) chief judge

 

tA-mH.w

(n. loc.) lower egypt

 

tA-TmH

(n. loc.) Libya.

 

.ti

stative/old perfective verbal suffix, 2nd person fem. sing.

 

twt

(adj.) full, entire, complete [gs t(w)t, the full half]

 

tti

(n.) name of a pharaoh

 

TAz (>Tz)

(vb.) to tie (on); weave (cloth); join/rejoin; knit together (bones); etc.

 

TAz.t

(n.) crew, troops

 

TAz.t [mountain/foreign land det., N25]

(n.) mountain range

 

TAit.i

(n. title) vizier (a top administration position)

 

Tb.w.t.i

(n.) sandals

 

Tnw

every, each

 

Ts

(n.) sandbank

 

TtAA

*uncertain word, possibly a good quality of the person

"raised it" (Hannig dictionary).

 

 

[d/D]

 

dAiw

(n.) loincloth

 

dAb

(n.) fig orchard

 

dAr

(vb.) subdue, suppress, control

 

diw

(number) five

 

dbH

(vb.) ask, beg

 

DA

(n., loc.) Medinet Madi, in the Fayum.

 

DAi

(vb.) ferry across (a river)

 

Dba

(number) 10,000

 

DbA.t

(n.) robing room (of the king)

 

Dr-bAH

(adv.) before, formerly

 

D.t

(adv.) forever

 

Dd

(vb.) say, speak.

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O24 (ideogram)

pyramid, tomb (mr)

 

 

 

 

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