Warning: In this section I decided to display the literal transliteration that is to say the word as it is written and NOT as it should be written. The transliteration of reference will be mentioned when known to me. The comparison of both will reveal in full to the reader the Ancient Egyptians' stenographical way of writing.


The vocabulary displayed is partly built on the book of Raymond O. FAULKNER, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962. Specials thanks are given to the Griffith Institute for the permission to use it.


Statue inscription of the chief steward Ibi (Cairo JE 36158)

 

Bibliography: Daressy in Ann. Serv. V (1904), p. 94-96; Breasted p. 488, pp 958A

 

... ỉmy-r pr wr ḥmt-nṯr ỉbȝ mr-nṯr ʿnḫ-ḥr

...

...

wr n ḥnwt.ỉ sȝt.f ḥmt-nṯr ...

mr.f ḥs(t) ʿȝ.t nt ỉmn bnr.t ... mr(t) mwt mḥt-m-wsḫt r ḥmt-nṯr dwȝt-nṯr ỉmn m ỉpt-swt ...

ỉn ẖry-ḥb ḥry-tp sš-nṯr ḥmw-nṯr ỉtw-nṯr wʿb.w smr.w ʿȝ.w nw ḥm.f ỉry-rdwy n ḥnwt.sn ḏr.f m ḥb ʿȝ (ʿȝbt) ...

mḥ(t) m ḫt nb(t) hy-ḥn n.f ḥr sḥtp ỉb (ỉ)n ȝḫ(t) wr.t m wr(wt) mr(t).f dwȝt-nṯr nt-ỉḳrt ʿnḫ.tỉ wnwt ḥwt-nṯr m šms ...

ỉr.t(w) n.s nt-ʿ nb mỉ ḫpr ḫʿ n nb.s nfr (ỉmn) ... (stwt) mỉ šw rd ...

mȝʿ ʿȝbt wr(t) sšm.n wnwt ḥwt-nṯr kȝp ḥs mrt ʿnḫ wḏȝ s n ỉt.s wȝḥ-ỉb-rʿ wḏȝ.n ḥm(t).s ...

r ʿḥ snḏm n dnṯȝt.s nbȝ.w ỉr n-mȝw m ḥḏ nbw mḥ m ʿȝt nb(t) mȝʿ(t) ỉw d.n.s (mȝʿ) ...

rnpt-sp 26 ȝbd 2 ȝḫt sw 3 ... ḥm.f ... hb.n ḥm.f wn(w) m-ḫt.f ...

... tȝ-rs ḥmw-nṯr wʿb.w n ỉmn ḫn n ỉmn .ỉ.sn m-ḏd sḏm.n ḥm.f pr dwȝt-nṯr nt ỉmn

r wȝs r ȝw ... dhn ...

.tw rḫ-nswt ỉbȝ r ỉmy-r pr wr n ḥmt-nṯr sḥwy n.f ḫt.f nb(t) wn.t šm ... (kȝt) ...

rd.t(w) ỉn.tw n .w rwḏ.w nb hb m wpwt nt pr dwȝt-nṯr mỉ ʿšȝ.sn sḥwy n rʿ nb ...

... m ḥḏ nbw ḥmt ... nt

pr-ḥḏ (?).n(.ỉ) šnwt.s m ... bdt prt nb(t) sʿšȝ.n(.ỉ) mḏw.s m ỉwȝ(w) ... sr.w.s ḥtr ...

r-tnw.sn smn.n(.ỉ) ḫt nb(t) m ... mỉ-ḳỉ.sn ... .f r (šsp).s m ḥwt-nṯr nt ỉmn ...

ỉr.n.s hrw m ḫtm ...

wpwt.s nb.w(t) ḥḥ ỉr.t.n nswt nb mnḫ ḳd.n(.ỉ) wʿbt r-gs pr-nswt ḫnsw-n-wḏȝ m kȝt nḥḥ ḫt nb(t) m ...

... m-ẖnw.f ... ḥwt.s m pr wʿb n ỉt.s ỉmn ỉr.t n.s ỉt.s rʿ m sp tp ḳȝ mḥ 100 wsḫ mḥ 100 ...

ḫws m ... .f nb ... ỉr.f m ỉnr sȝtw.f m ỉnr (ḫȝwt) nb(t) gm(t) m-ẖnw.f ḫȝw.f ...

n ... pt.f m ḏʿm mḥ m ʿȝt nb.t mȝʿ(t) sʿḥʿ.n(.ỉ) ḥwt-nṯr r-gs.f n nb.s wsỉr-wnn-nfr m kȝt mnḫ.t nb(t) dpt.f ...

... mỉ rʿ m ȝḫt.f ms sšm n ḥm.f m ḏʿm mḥ m ʿȝt nb(t) mȝʿ(t) ḥn rpwwt nw ḏt.s m ḏʿm ...

... r ʿḥ.s m rwn.s ḫnty st ...

... m ḥb.f ỉr(w) n.f m hrw snwt ỉr.n mỉtt.f r-gs sbȝ ḥry n ỉmn-rʿ ... ḥnʿ

ỉt.s m ḥb.f n ȝbd 1 šmw ... mḥ.s ḳrrt.f štȝ(t) m ḏbt m ... mr(t).n.f ... ʿȝ.w.f m ʿš sȝt

m ... ms.n ḥnwt ʿnḫ wḏȝ s ... dwȝt-nṯr nt-ỉḳrt ...

... ḥmt-nṯr wr.t mḥt-n-sḫt mỉ nn m ḫt nb(t) r ḳrs ʿšȝt n wḏḥw.sn m dbḥw nb r-pr m ḥḏ nbw ʿȝt nb(t) wȝḥ.n(.ỉ) ḥtp-nṯr.sn

m t ḥnḳt ỉḥ.w ȝpd.w sšrw mrḥt ỉrp ỉrtt ... rnpwt m ỉmnt ... .sn

 

Second Serapeum Stela

 

Bibliography: Perdu, p. 39, Nb 5; Breasted p. 493, pp 966

 

rnpt-sp 52 ḫr ḥm n nṯr nfr pn

ỉw.n.tw r ḏd n ḥm.f ḥwt-nṯr nt ỉt.k wsỉr-ḥp ḫt ỉm

r ... ḥʿw-nṯr m wn.f sḫm ỉs m

gwyt.f wḏ ḥm.f smȝ m ḥwt-nṯr.f nfr.s r

wn ỉm m-bȝḥ rd.ỉn ḥm.f ỉr.tw n.f ỉr(t) nb(t) n nṯr

hrw smȝ-tȝ ỉȝwt nb.t ẖr ỉr.sn šps ḏt nṯr m

mrḥt wt m sšrw-nsw mnḫt nt nṯr nb(t) gȝwyt.f

m ḳd mrw ʿš m stp n ḫt

nb (pḏt.sn) m nḏt ʿḥt smr nsw ʿḥʿ ḥr.sn

ḥtr bȝkw.sn r ẖnw mỉ

tȝ-mrỉ ỉr.f dỉ-ʿnḫ ḏd wȝs nb mỉ rʿ ḏt nḥḥ

 

 

Statue inscription of Hor (Louvre A 88)

Bibliography: Pierret, Recueil d'inscriptions,I, p. 14-21; Breasted p. 494, pp 967


... ȝḫw m nn-nsw rs ḥr smȝ nʿrt swḏȝ nn-nsw ḫsf šnʿ.w sḏr (ḏȝytyw)

m mr.s mỉtt (ỉhy) dr ... m

w.s ḫrp nn-nsw ỉmy-r mšʿ ḥr n ḥȝt šs m w n ʿnḏty psmṯk ỉr.n nb-pr nfrw-sbk ḏd.f

nb nṯr ẖnmw nsw tȝwy ḥḳȝ ỉdb.w

nṯr wʿ ỉwty ḥr-ḫw.f ỉnk ʿḳ-ỉb

šm ḥr-ỉb mw.k mḥ.n.ỉ ỉb(.ỉ) m.k wȝt

nfr.t nt šms(w) ḥm.k ỉr.n.k ỉb(.ỉ) rs

ḥr ḥḥ(t) (bw-mȝʿ) ... m wbȝ nfr

n ḥry-š-f m kȝt nfr(t) n wn mỉtt.s

wḫȝ m mȝṯ sbȝ(w) m ʿš nfr n

ḫnty-š ʿšȝ .. m nbw m-sn ... (ȝḫt)

nt pt ỉnb rs mḥ.s m

ỉnr ḥḏ nfr n ʿnw wmt m mȝṯ

ḥṯ m nbw ʿȝ m ḏʿm

ỉw smȝ.n.ỉ ỉtwr rs ỉtwr mḥ ỉtwr rs mḥ

m st tn ḥnʿ ḥwt nt nḥb-kȝw ỉw

ḳd.n.ỉ ỉnb ḥȝ š mȝʿ ḫmʿ.n.ỉ

b ... wsḫt šs

r-ḥȝ n ḥbs-bgt r ỉr(t) n.ỉ

kȝt ʿȝ.t m pr ḥry-š-f nb

nṯrw m-bȝḥ ... rd.n.ỉ ḥsp m-bȝḥ nṯr-ʿȝ ...

... (ỉrp) ... fḳȝ.n.ỉ ...

... m ḫt m pr.ỉ snfr.n.ỉ sn rḫ.kwỉ (bwt) nṯr

(ʿwȝy) ỉr.n.ỉ ḥtp.wy.sny m (ds) ḥḏ

r ʿbȝ (ḥtp-nṯr) ḥr.sn wʿ m tpḥt

ḏbȝt st ḥtp n tm ỉȝw ky

m n-rwḏ-r-f ... nswt-bỉt wn-nfr ... nṯrw.f

mḥ.n.ỉ gm(t) ws m pr.f ỉw sḫʿ.n.ỉ

bȝst r dpt.s m ḥb.s nfr n ȝbd 4 prt sw 5

nfrỉ-r ... wp(.ỉ) (n.k)

ʿ.wy(.ỉ) pgȝ.n(.ỉ) ... kȝt ... wn m ỉb(.ỉ) ḥr ỉr(t) mnw m pr.k

ỉmỉ ʿ.k ḥȝ(.ỉ) m ʿnḫ wḏȝ snb

... nty m ỉb(.ỉ) m ḥwt-nṯr.k d.k n.ỉ (ỉȝwt)

m ỉr(t) n.ỉ ʿḥʿ ḳȝ m nḏm-ỉb ẖr ḥswt nb(t)

ḥḳȝ ỉdb.w rn.ỉ mn m nn-nsw

r ỉw(t) (nḥḥ)