Middle Egyptian: A Student's GuideMiddle Egyptian grammar, glossary and sign lists
Thematic Glossary

Nouns

Humans

Family & Kinship

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ꜣb.tꜣb.t Family, Clan
jt, jtjt Father
mw.tmw.t Mother
sꜣ, sꜣsꜣ Son
sꜣ.tsꜣ.t Daughter
ẖrdẖrd Child (in general)
msms Child, Offspring
ms.wtms.wt Children, Offspring
snsn Brother
sn.wsn.w Brothers
sn.tsn.t Sister
sn.wtsn.wt Sisters
sn.wsn.w Siblings
sn.wtsn.wt Brethren
hj, hjhj Husband
ḥm.tḥm.t Woman, Wife
ẖꜣr.tẖꜣr.t Widow
nb.t prnb.t pr

Lady of the house,

Housewife

Social Roles & Status

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
rmṯrmṯ Man, Mankind, Egyptians
rmṯ.trmṯ.t Men, Mankind
nsw.tnsw.t King (of Upper Egypt)
bj.tj, bj.tjbj.tj King of Lower Egypt
nsj.tnsj.t Kingship
ḥm.t-nswḥm.t-nsw Wife of King (i.e., Queen)
sꜣ-nswsꜣ-nswsꜣ-nsw Prince (i.e., son of king)
ḥqꜣḥqꜣ Ruler
nb, nbnb Lord, Master
nb.t, nb.tnb.t Lady, Mistress
jwꜥwjwꜥw Heir
wrwr Great one, Elder, Leader
špsšps Nobleman
bwꜣbwꜣ Magnate, Nobleman
ḥꜣ.tjj-ꜥḥꜣ.tjj-ꜥ Count, Mayor
jqrjqr Trustworthy man
pꜥ.tpꜥ.t Mankind
ss Man
s.ts.t Woman
ḥwnḥwn Youth, Young man
ḥwn.tḥwn.t Maiden
nḏsnḏs Commoner
šwꜣwšwꜣw Poor Man
rḫ.jjtrḫ.jjt

King’s subjects,

Commonfolk, Mankind

ḥmḥm Male Servant
ḥm.tḥm.t Female Servant
snwsnw Companion, Fellow (Masc.)
ḫnmsḫnms Friend

Military & Conflict Roles

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mšꜥmšꜥ Army, Soldiers
ḥꜣ.tḥꜣ.t Vanguard of army
nḏ.tjnḏ.tj Protector
ꜥḥꜣ.wtjꜥḥꜣ.wtj Warrior
sbjsbj Rebel
ḫf.tjḫf.tj Enemy
sqr-ꜥnḫsqr-ꜥnḫ Prisoner of war

Professions & Occupations

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ḥm-nṯrḥm-nṯr Priest (Servant of God)
ḥm.t-nṯrḥm.t-nṯr Priestess
wꜥbwꜥb wꜥb priest
ẖr.jj-ḥb.tẖr.jj-ḥb.t Lector Priest
ṯꜣ.tjṯꜣ.tj Vizier
jm.j-r,jm.j-r ,jm.j-rjm.j-r Overseer
jm.j-r prjm.j-r pr Steward
ḥr.jḥr.j Chief, Supervisor
ḫrpḫrp Manager, Controller
sšsš Scribe, Writer
smrsmr King’s friend, Man of royal court
srsr Clerk, High Official
sḏm.jsḏm.j Judge
ḥmwwḥmww Craftsman, Expert
swnwswnw Physician
jqdwjqdw Builder
sḫ.tjjsḫ.tjj Farmer
mnjwmnjw Herdsman
wḥꜥwḥꜥ Fisherman
nfwnfw Skipper
mẖn.tjmẖn.tj Ferryman
sqdsqd Sailor
bꜣkbꜣk Servant, Laborer
bꜣk.tbꜣk.t Maidservant, Female laborer
wdpwwdpw Cook
wpw.tjwpw.tj Messenger
wrš.jwrš.j Watchman
wḥmwwḥmw Herald, Reporter
sꜣwsꜣw Magician
js.t, jsw.t, js.t, jsw.tjs.t, jsw.t Crew

The Human Body

Body Parts (External)

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
tptp Head
šnwšnw Hair
ḥrḥr Face
ḥꜣ.tḥꜣ.t Forehead, (Forepart)
jnḥjnḥ Eyebrows (dual)
jr.tjr.t Eye
fnḏfnḏ Nose
msḏr, msḏrmsḏr Ear
rr Mouth
ḫḫḫḫ Neck, Throat
rmnrmn Shoulder
mnḏmnḏ Breast
ẖ.tẖ.t Belly, Body
ꜥr.tꜥr.t Buttocks
ꜥꜥ Arm
qꜥḥqꜥḥ Elbow
ḏr.tḏr.t Hand
ḏbꜥḏbꜥ Finger
mn.tmn.t Thigh
rdrd Foot
ḥꜥḥꜥ Flesh
ḥꜥ.wḥꜥ.w Body
jnmjnm Skin

Body Parts (Internal)

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
jbjb Heart
wfꜣwfꜣ Lungs
ẖ.tẖ.t Belly, Womb
mjs.tmjs.t Liver
mtmt Vessel, Duct, Muscle
bsk.wbsk.w Entrails
qsqs Bone
psḏwpsḏw Back, Spine
ṯsṯs Vertebra, Spine
ḥꜣ.tjḥꜣ.tj Heart (physical organ)

Body Substances & Physiological Products

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ṯꜣwṯꜣw Breath, Air
snf.wsnf.w Blood
mt.wtmt.wt Semen
fd.tfd.t Sweat
rm.wtrm.wt Tears
jšjš Saliva
sṯjsṯj Smell, Odor

Illness, Health & Physical Condition

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
snbsnb Health
ḫꜣ.jjtḫꜣ.jjt Disease
ẖꜣ.tẖꜣ.t Corpse
gm.wtgm.wt Weakness
wrd.wwrd.w Weariness
wḫd.w, wḫd.wwḫd.w Pain
wḫd.twḫd.t Pain
ṯms.wṯms.w Injury, Harm
btꜣ.tbtꜣ.t Injury, Harm
nknnkn Injury, Harm
sqrsqr Wound, Injury
srfsrf Fever, Inflammation
pẖr.tpẖr.t Medicine

Animals

Domesticated Animals

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
kꜣkꜣ Bull
jwꜣjwꜣ Ox (long horned)
ngꜣwngꜣw Ox (long horned)
skꜣskꜣ Ox (plow ox)
ḫm.tḫm.t Cow
mnmn.tmnmn.t Cattle
srsr Sheep
ꜥnḫ.tꜥnḫ.t Goat
bꜣbꜣ Ram
ꜥw.tꜥw.t Small cattle (sheep & goats)
ꜥꜣꜥꜣ Donkey, Ass
ssmssm Horse
ssm.tssm.t Mare
šꜣšꜣ Pig
rrj.trrj.t Sow
jwjw Dog
mjwmjw Cat
ḫt-ꜥꜣḫt-ꜥꜣ Poultry, Edible bird

Wild Animals

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mꜣjmꜣj Lion
nhsnhs Hippopotamus
ḫꜣbḫꜣb Hippopotamus
dbdb Hippopotamus
mm.jjmm.jj Giraffe
ꜣb.jjꜣb.jj Panther
ꜣbwꜣbw Elephant
sꜣbsꜣb Jackal, Wolf?
gḥsgḥs Gazelle
msḥmsḥ Crocodile
ḥfꜣwḥfꜣw Snake
rkrkrkrk Snake
ꜥšꜣꜥšꜣ Lizard
ḥntꜣswḥntꜣsw Lizard

Birds

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
gbgb Goose
srwsrw Goose
hb.jjhb.jj Ibis
šn.tjšn.tj Heron
bnwbnw Heron
bjkbjk Falcon
nr.tnr.t Vulture
ꜣꜣ Vulture
wrwr Swallow
mnw.tmnw.t Pigeon
ꜣpdꜣpd Bird (Gen.), Duck

Insects

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
bj.tbj.t Bee
ꜥffꜥff Fly
snḥmsnḥm Locust
ꜥpšꜣ.jjꜥpšꜣ.jj Beetle
ḫprrḫprr Dung-beetle

Fish & Other Aquatic Creatures

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
rmrm Fish (Gen. Sg.)
rm.wrm.w Fish (Gen. Pl.)
ꜥbḫnꜥbḫn Frog
pgg.tpgg.t Toad
št.jjw, št.jjwšt.jjw Tortoise

Plants & Natural Materials

Trees & Wood

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
nh.tnh.t Tree (Gen.), Sycamore
ḫ.tḫ.t Wood
kꜣ.wkꜣ.w Sycamore figs
dꜣb.wdꜣb.w Fig
ꜥšꜥš Cedar
šnḏ.tšnḏ.t Acacia
jꜣrr.tjꜣrr.t Vine

Crops, Food Plants and their Produce

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mnwmnw Trees, Plantation
kꜣmwkꜣmw Vineyard, Orchard
jtjt Barley
bd.tbd.t Emmer wheat
mḥ.jjmḥ.jj Flax
sw.tsw.t Sedge

Reeds, Plants & Plant Materials

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
wꜣḏwꜣḏ Papyrus plant
mnḥmnḥ Papyrus plant
d.jjtd.jjt Papyrus plant
sm.wsm.w Herbs
sšnsšn Lotus
nbj.tnbj.t Reed
twr, twrtwr Reed

Stone, Earth & Raw Materials

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
šdwšdw Plot of Land, Field
šꜥjšꜥj Sand
jnrjnr Stone
dsds Flint
nbwnbw Gold
ḥḏḥḏ Silver, Money
bjꜣbjꜣ Metal, Meteoritic iron
ḥm.tḥm.t Copper
ḥsmnḥsmn Bronze
mfkꜣ.tmfkꜣ.t Turquoise
ḫsbḏḫsbḏ Lapis Lazuli

Natural World

Landscape & Terrain

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
tꜣ, tꜣ , tꜣtꜣ Earth, Land, Ground
sꜣtwsꜣtw Ground, Earth
ꜣḥ.tꜣḥ.t Arable land
sḫ.tsḫ.t Marshland, Field, Outskirt land
ḏw, ḏwḏw Mountain
dšr.tdšr.t Desert (the Red land)
ḫꜣs.tḫꜣs.t Hill country, Foreign land
jꜣ.tjꜣ.t Mound
jwjw Island

Water & Waterways

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mwmw Water
jtrwjtrw The river Nile
mrmr Canal
šš Lake, Pool
mrj.tmrj.t Bank, Shore
jdb
jdb
River bank
dmjdmj Harbor
wꜣḫwꜣḫ Flood
wḏnwwḏnw Flood, Inundation
wꜣḏ-wr, wꜣḏ-wrwꜣḏ-wr The Sea

Celestial Bodies & Natural Phenomena

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
p.tp.t Sky
jtnjtn Sun
rꜥ, rꜥrꜥ Sun, Day
ꜣḫwꜣḫw Sunlight, Sunshine
kkwkkw Darkness
wḫ.twḫ.t Darkness
jꜥḥjꜥḥ Moon
sbꜣ, sbꜣsbꜣ Star
ꜣḫ.tꜣḫ.t Horizon
sḏ.tsḏ.t Fire

Time & Temporal Cycles

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
nḥḥ, nḥḥ, nḥḥnḥḥ Eternity
pꜣ.wtpꜣ.wt Original time, Creation
hꜣwhꜣw Time (of), Era (of)
nwnw Time
rrrr Time
trtr Time, Season
ḥn.tḥn.t Space of time, Lifetime
ꜥḥꜥwꜥḥꜥw Lifetime
rnp.trnp.t Year (12m 360d)
ꜣḫ.tꜣḫ.t Inundation Season (July-Nov)
pr.tpr.t Emergence Season (Nov – Mar)
šmwšmw Harvest Season (Mar – Jul)
šm.wšm.w Harvest
ꜣbdꜣbd Month (30d)
hrw, hrwhrw Day
wnw.twnw.t Hour
ꜣ.tꜣ.t Minute, Instant
dwꜣwdwꜣw Dawn, Morning
grḥgrḥ Night
ḫꜣw.jjḫꜣw.jj Night
hrw nfrhrw nfr Holiday, Good day
ḥꜣ.t-spḥꜣ.t-sp Regnal year
ḏ.tḏ.t Eternity (unending time)

Weather

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ṯꜣwṯꜣw Wind
ḥwj.tḥwj.t Rain
nšn.jjnšn.jj Tempest, Rainstorm
ḏꜥḏꜥ Windstorm
qrjqrj Thunder, Storm-cloud
sšdsšd Thunderbolt

Built Environment

Buildings

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
prpr House
ꜥḥꜥḥ Palace
ḥwt-nṯrḥwt-nṯr Temple (God’s Estate)
ḥwtḥwt Estate, Temple
ẖnwẖnw Interior; Royal residence
pr-mḏꜣ.tpr-mḏꜣ.t Library (house of books)
wꜣḫ.jjwꜣḫ.jj Columned forecourt
kꜣrkꜣr Shrine
jsjs Tomb
šnw.tšnw.t Granary
s.ts.t Place
ḫnr.tḫnr.t Prison, Fortress

Architectural Elements

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
rr Opening, Entrance (lit. “mouth”)
sbꜣsbꜣ Door, Gate
ꜥꜣꜥꜣ Door
wsḫ.twsḫ.t Hall, Court
jnbjnb Wall
jwnjwn Pillar
rwdwrwdw Staircase
sšdsšd Window

Routes & Expeditions

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
wꜣ.twꜣ.t Road, Way, Path
mṯnmṯn Path
wḏ.jjtwḏ.jjt Campaign, Expedition
swꜣwswꜣw Journey
ḥp.tḥp.t Travel
wꜥr.twꜥr.t Flight, Fleeing

Vehicles & Vessels

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
jmwjmw Ship
shr.tshr.t Ship
ḥꜥw.wḥꜥw.w Ships
dp.tdp.t Boat
qꜣqꜣwqꜣqꜣw Travelling Barge
wrr.jjtwrr.jjt Chariot, Wagon
ḥtꜣḥtꜣ Sail
ḥmwḥmw Steering oar

Settlement Types & Administrative Divisions

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
njw.tnjw.t Town
njw.tjjwnjw.tjjw Townsfolk
wḥ.jjtwḥ.jjt Village
ww District, Region
spꜣ.tspꜣ.t District, Nome

Geography

Egypt & Its Divisions

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
Tꜣ.wjTꜣ.wj “The Two Lands” (Egypt)
Km.tKm.t Egypt (The Black land)
Km.tjwKm.tjw Egyptians
rmṯrmṯ Egyptians (mankind)
Šmꜥw, ŠmꜥwŠmꜥw Upper Egypt
rswrsw The South (Upper Egypt)
MḥwMḥw Lower Egypt
Tꜣ-mḥwTꜣ-mḥw The Land of the Delta (Lower Egypt)
mḥ.tmḥ.t The North (Lower Egypt, the Delta)
mḥ.tjjwmḥ.tjjw Northerners
rs.jjwrs.jjw Southerners
ḫꜣs.tjjwḫꜣs.tjjw Foreigners, Desert dwellers
ḥr.jjw-šꜥḥr.jjw-šꜥḥr.jjw-šꜥ Sand dwellers (Bedouins)

Cities & Sacred Sites

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
Wꜣs.tWꜣs.t Thebes
Jp.t-sw.tJp.t-sw.t Karnak
ꜣbḏwꜣbḏw Abydos
ṮnjṮnj Thinis
NḫnNḫn Nekhen (Hierakonpolis)
ḎbꜣḎbꜣ Edfu
Jwn.tJwn.t Denderah
Mn-nfr,Mn-nfrMn-nfr Memphis
JwnwJwnw Heliopolis
ḎdwḎdw Busiris
Bꜣs.tBꜣs.t Bubastis
SꜣwSꜣw Sais
ḪmḪm Letopolis
PP Buto

Foreign Lands & Regions

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
Nubia/South
Ḫnt-ḥn-nfrḪnt-ḥn-nfr Nubia
St.jSt.j Nubia (land of Seti)
nḥs.jnḥs.j Nubian
St.jwSt.jw Nubians
KꜣšKꜣš Cush
Tꜣ-stj, Tꜣ-stjTꜣ-stj Ta-Seti
MḏꜣwMḏꜣw Medjay
Wꜣwꜣ.tWꜣwꜣ.t Wawat
Pwn.tPwn.t Punt
Snmw.tSnmw.t Biggeh (the island of)
Libya/West
ṮḥnwṮḥnw, ṮḥnwṮḥnw Libya
Ṯḥnw.jjwṮḥnw.jjw Libyans
Jmn.tJmn.t The West
jmn.tjjwjmn.tjjwjmn.tjjw Westerners
Asia/East
Sṯ.tSṯ.t Asia
Sṯt.jwSṯt.jw Asiatics
ꜥꜣmꜥꜣm Asiatic man
ꜥꜣm.tꜥꜣm.t Asiatic woman
Jꜣb.tJꜣb.t The East
jꜣb.tjjwjꜣb.tjjw Easterners
RṯnwRṯnw Retjenu (part of Syria)
Canaan & Syria (Kharu)
ḪꜣrwḪꜣrwKharu (Canaan & Syria)
ṮꜣrwṮꜣrwTjaru (eastern border fortress)
ŠꜣrwhnŠꜣrwhnSharuhen
JjrḏJjrḏYeraza
GḏtwGḏtwGaza
JjhmJjhmYehem
QdšwQdšwKadesh
MjktjjMjktjjMegiddo
NhrnNhrnNaharin
ꜥrn-nwꜥrn-nwAruna
Tꜣ-ꜥ-nꜣ-kꜣTꜣ-ꜥ-nꜣ-kꜣTaanach
Ḏf.tjjḎf.tjjDjefti

Objects & Artefacts

Tools & Implements

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mḫꜣ.tmḫꜣ.t Scales
ḥnnḥnn Hoe
hbhb Plow
ꜣsḫꜣsḫ Sickle
mnḫmnḫ Chisel
nw.tnw.t Adze
ḫrpwḫrpw Mallet
mjb.tmjb.t Axe
nwḥnwḥ Rope
qꜣsqꜣs Rope ladder
ḏꜣḏꜣ Fire-drill
tj.ttj.t Pestle
mḏꜣ.tmḏꜣ.t Papyrus roll
šwšw Blank papyrus roll

Weapons

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
r-ḫ.tr-ḫ.t Weapons
ḫꜥwḫꜥw Weapons
ḫꜥw nw ꜥḥꜣḫꜥw nw ꜥḥꜣ Weapons of war
jqḥwjqḥw Battle Axe
ḫpšḫpš Scimitar, Battle Axe
ḥḏḥḏ Mace
ḥn.jjtḥn.jjt Spear
bꜣgswbꜣgsw Dagger, Knife
pḏ.tpḏ.t Bow
šsršsr Arrow
swn.tswn.t Arrow
ꜥꜣmꜥꜣm Throwstick
jkmjkm Shield

Clothing & Adornment

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ḥbsḥbs Garment, Clothing
mnḫ.tmnḫ.t Type of Fabric, Clothing
ꜥꜣ.tꜥꜣ.t Linen, Cloth
msqmsq Leather
šnḏw.tšnḏw.t Kilt (for men)
mssmss Tunic
dꜣjwdꜣjw Loin cloth
nms, nmsnms Royal head-cloth
wrr.twrr.twrr.t Crown
wr.twr.t Crown of Upper Egypt
wr.twr.t Crown of Lower Egypt
ḥḏ.tḥḏ.t The White Crown
dšr.tdšr.t The Red Crown
nfr-ḥꜣ.tnfr-ḥꜣ.t Diadem
bbw.tbbw.t Wig
wsḫwsḫ Ornamental collar
šꜣšꜣ.tšꜣšꜣ.tšꜣšꜣ.t Necklace
jwꜥwjwꜥw Ring
ḥḏ.tjjḥḏ.tjj White sandals

Containers & Vessels

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
hnwhnw Jar
ḥnwḥnw Jar, Bowl
pꜣspꜣs Water pot
ḏꜣḏꜣwḏꜣḏꜣw Pot
bjꜣ.tbjꜣ.t Beer vessel
qrḥ.tqrḥ.t Vessel
mḥ.tmḥ.t Bowl
njwnjw Bowl
dnj.tdnj.t Basket
qḥqḥ Vase
mksmks Container for documents

Furniture & Household Objects

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ꜥfḏ.tꜥfḏ.t Chest
s.ts.t Seat, Throne
ns.tns.t Seat, Throne
wrswrs Head-rest
ḥnk.jjtḥnk.jjt Bed
wdḥwwdḥw Offering table

Foods & Sustenance

Meals

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
jꜥwjꜥw Breakfast
stjj-rstjj-r Mid-day meal
mšr.wtmšr.wt Evening meal
ꜥbꜥb Meal
šꜣb.wšꜣb.w Meals, Food
ꜥq.wꜥq.w Food

Staple Foods & Drink

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
tt Bread
šnsšns Cake or Loaf
mwmw Water
ḥnq.t, ḥnq.tḥnq.t Beer
tnm.wtnm.w Beer
jrp, jrpjrp Wine
jrṯ.tjrṯ.t Milk, Cream
šsp.tšsp.t Cucumber
kꜣ.wkꜣ.w Food, Sustenance
jꜣq.tjꜣq.t Leeks, Vegetables
jꜣrr.tjꜣrr.t Grapes
jwfjwf Meat, Flesh
ḫpšḫpš Foreleg, Thigh (Choice cut)
ꜣšrꜣšr Roast meat
bj.tbj.t Honey
ḥmꜣ.tḥmꜣ.t Salt
dqr.wdqr.w Fruit
ḥḏ.wḥḏ.w Onions

Abstract Nouns

Society & Ideas

Social & Political Concepts

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
wꜣswꜣs Dominion, Authority
nsj.tnsj.t Kingship
sḫmsḫm Power, Might
ꜥḥꜥ.wꜥḥꜥ.w Attendance, Service
wn.wtwn.wt Service, Duty
jꜣ.tjꜣ.t Appointed office, Function, Position
wꜥb.wtwꜥb.wt Priestly service
mdw-nṯrmdw-nṯr Divine words (the hieroglyphic script)
wḏwḏ Command, Decree
kꜣ.tkꜣ.t Work, Construction
sḫrsḫr Plan, Counsel, Determination
ḫrp.tḫrp.t Dues, Taxes
jn.wjn.w Produce, Tribute
ḥḏḥḏ Money, Silver
ḫ.tḫ.t Possessions, Property, Things
špss.wšpss.w

Riches, Wealth,

Precious things

rnrn Name
sštꜣsštꜣ Secret
pḥ.tjpḥ.tj Strength, Might
ḥs.tḥs.t Favour, Praise

Law, Justice & Administration

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
qnb.tqnb.t Court of Magistrates
rw.jjtrw.jjt Court of law
hphp Law, Ordinance
mtrwmtrw Witness
wp.twp.t Judgement
wḏꜥ.twḏꜥ.t Judgement
ḫbn.tḫbn.t Crime, Accusation
smj.tsmj.t Charge, Accusation
sprspr Petition
jdr.jjtjdr.jjt Punishment
ḫsf.tḫsf.t Punishment
wḏwḏ Order, Command
wḏ.twḏ.t Command, Decree
snnsnn Document
sšsš Document
šꜥ.tšꜥ.t Document
wpw.twpw.t Message, Business, Mission
jwꜥ.tjwꜥ.t Inheritance

Moral, Intellectual & Ideological Concepts

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
mꜣꜥ.tmꜣꜥ.t Maat (Truth, Justice, Cosmic order)
bw-mꜣꜥbw-mꜣꜥ Truth
jsf.tjsf.t Disorder, Chaos, Crime
bw-jqrbw-jqr Excellence
bw-nfrbw-nfr Goodness
ꜥb.wꜥb.w Purity, Purification
bw-ḏwbw-ḏw Evil, Iniquity
ḏw.tḏw.t Evil
jwjw Wrongdoing, Injustice
nfrnfr Good, Goodness, Beauty
nfrwnfrw Beauty
rḫrḫ Knowledge
sjꜣsjꜣ Perception
sꜣ.tsꜣ.t Wisdom
sbꜣ.jjtsbꜣ.jjt Teaching, Instruction
jqrjqr Virtue, Excellence
rsw.trsw.t Dream, Awakening
sḫꜣwsḫꜣw Memory
mdwmdw Speech, Word
ṯsṯs Speech, Utterance
ḫrwḫrw Voice, Noise, Sound
sštꜣsštꜣ Secret
nḥmnḥm Rescuer, Saviour
wḫꜣwḫꜣ Fool
grggrg Falsehood, Lie

Emotional States & Inner Conditions

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ršw.tršw.t Joy
ḥꜥw.tḥꜥw.t Joy
mrw.tmrw.t Love, Desire
wꜣḏ.wwꜣḏ.w Happiness, Success
ssꜣwssꜣw Satisfaction
ḥtp.wḥtp.w Peace, Contentment
s.t-jbs.t-jb Affection
nḏmnḏm Sweetness, Pleasure
šfšf.tšfšf.t Respect, Awe
jbjb Mind understanding, Intelligence; Will, Desire, Mood
ḫr.t-jbḫr.t-jb Wish, Desire
sḫꜣwsḫꜣw Memory, Remembrance
snḏ.tsnḏ.t Fear
ḏndḏnd Wrath
šp.tšp.t Anger
šn.tšn.t Anger
nḥꜣ.t-jbnḥꜣ.t-jb Sadness
jm.tjm.t Groaning, Grief
stnmstnm Confusion
ftft Disgust
šmꜣ.wšmꜣ.w Distress
snjj-mn.tsnjj-mn.t Distress, Calamity
ꜣw.t-jbꜣw.t-jb Joy, Gladness

Religion, Death & Afterlife

Deities

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
nṯr, nṯrnṯr God
nṯr.tnṯr.t Goddess
psḏ.tpsḏ.t Ennead
Rꜥ, RꜥRꜥ Rē
ḪprjḪprj Khepri
JtmJtm Atum
Nḥb.tNḥb.t Nekhbet
Wꜣḏ.jjtWꜣḏ.jjt Wadjet
Jꜥr.tJꜥr.t Uraeus
JmnJmn Amūn
PtḥPtḥ Ptah
ḪnmwḪnmw Khnum
MnwMnw Min
Sḫm.tSḫm.t Sekhmet
MnṯwMnṯw Montu
GbGb Geb
Nw.tNw.t Nut
WsjrWsjr Osiris
ꜣs.tꜣs.t Isis
ḤrḤr Horus
Nb.t-ḥw.tNb.t-ḥw.t Nephthys
StḥStḥ Seth
HieroglyphsTransliteration English
JnpwJnpw Anubis
Ḏḥw.tjjḎḥw.tjj Thoth
Ḥw.t-ḤrḤw.t-Ḥr Hathor
Tfn.tTfn.t Tefēnet
ŠwŠw Shu
Mꜣꜥ.tMꜣꜥ.t Maat
SkrSkr Sokar
SbkSbk Sobk
Bꜣst.tBꜣst.t Bastet

Sacred Concepts & Ritual Objects

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
ḫꜥ.wḫꜥ.w Appearance in glory
jmꜣḫjmꜣḫ Veneration, Reverence
wdḥwwdḥw Offering
ḥtpḥtp Offerings
wdḥwwdḥw Offering Table
ḥtpḥtp Altar
pr.t-ḫrwpr.t-ḫrw Invocation offering
snṯrsnṯr Incense
kꜣrkꜣr Shrine
ḫmḫm Shrine
pr.tpr.t Ritual procession
jhbjhb Dancing ritual
jhb.wjhb.w Ritual Dancers
ḥbḥb Festival
ḥkꜣḥkꜣ Magic
sꜣsꜣ Amulet
sꜣsꜣ Protection

Death, Burial & Afterlife

HieroglyphsTransliteration English
m(w).tm(w).t Death
kꜣkꜣ Soul
bꜣbꜣ Soul
ḥm-kꜣḥm-kꜣ Soul priest
mwtmwt Dead Person
ẖꜣ.tẖꜣ.t Corpse
sꜥḥsꜥḥ Mummy
wtwt Mummy wrappings
wjwj Mummy case
jsjs Tomb
mꜥḥꜥ.tmꜥḥꜥ.t Tomb, Cenotaph
qrs.tqrs.t Burial, Tomb
nb-ꜥnḫnb-ꜥnḫ Sarcophagus
mr, mr, mrmr Pyramid
dbḥ.t-ḥtpdbḥ.t-ḥtp Funeral meal
ꜣḫꜣḫ Transfigured spirit
jmꜣḫjmꜣḫ

The blessed

state of the dead; Honor, Veneration

dwꜣ.t, dwꜣ.tdwꜣ.t Duat, the underworld
ẖr(.t)-nṯr, ẖr(.t)-nṯrẖr(.t)-nṯr Necropolis (land of the dead)
wḏwḏ Stela
mnwmnw Monument
wꜥꜣwꜥꜣ Curse
ꜥnḫꜥnḫ Life
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