Thematic Glossary
Numerals and Measurements
Numerals
| Number | Hieroglyphs | Masculine (Transliteration) | Feminine (Transliteration) | Number | Hieroglyphs | Masculine (Transliteration) | Feminine (Transliteration) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | wꜥ(w) | wꜥ.t | 40 | ![]() | ḥmw | ? | |
| 2 | ![]() | sn.wj | sn.tj | 50 | ![]() | djww | ? | |
| 3 | ![]() | ḫmtw | ḫmt.t | 60 | ![]() | sjsjw | ? | |
| 4 | ![]() | jfdw | jfd.t | 70 | ![]() | sfḫjw | ? | |
| 5 | ![]() | djw | dj.t | 80 | ![]() | ḫmnjw | ? | |
| 6 | ![]() | srsw / sjsw | sjs.t | 90 | ![]() | psḏjw | ? | |
| 7 | ![]() | sfḫw | sfḫ.t | 100 | ![]() | ? | š.t | |
| 8 | ![]() | ḫmnw | ḫmn.t | 200 | ![]() | ? | š.tj | |
| 9 | ![]() | psḏw | psḏ.t | 1000 | ![]() | ḫꜣ | ||
| 10 | ![]() | mḏw | mḏ.t | 10000 | ![]() | ḏbꜥ | ||
| 20 | ![]() | mḏwtj | mḏwtt | 1000000 | ![]() | ḥḥ | ||
| 30 | ![]() | mꜥbꜣ | mꜥbꜣ.t | |||||
| ½ | ![]() | gs | ||||||
| ¼ | ![]() | r-4 | ||||||
| ⅔ | ![]() | r.wjj | ||||||
| ¾ | ![]() | ḫmt-r.w | ||||||
Measurements
For measuring length / width:
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | Relation | English | Approximate value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ḏbꜥ | a quarter of a palm | Finger | ~ 1.9 cm |
![]() | šsp | 1/7 cubit | Palm | ~ 7.5 cm |
![]() | mḥ | 7 palms | Cubit | ~ 52.3 cm |
![]() | ḫt | 100 cubits | Rod | ~ 52 meters |
![]() | jtrw | 20,000 cubits | Schoenus | ~ 10.5 km |
For measuring area:
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | Relation | English | Approximate value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | mḥ-tꜣ | 1/100 aroura | Centaroura | ~ 27.5 m² |
![]() | sṯꜣ.t | 100 centiarouras | Aroura | ~ 2,756 m² |
![]() | ḫꜣ-tꜣ | 10 arouras | Decaroura | ~ 6.81 acres |
For measuring liquid volume:
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English | Approximate value |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | hnw | Hin | about half a liter |
![]() | ds | Jug | unknown |
For measuring dry volume:
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | Measure | Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | Measure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ḥqꜣ.t | 20 hnw | ![]() | jp.t | 4 x ḥqꜣ.t | |
![]() | ḥqꜣ.tjj | 2 x ḥqꜣ.t | ![]() | ẖꜣr | 20 x ḥqꜣ.t |
For measuring weight:
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | Measure |
|---|---|---|
![]() | dbn | ~ 91 grams |
![]() | qd.t | ~ 9.1 grams (1/10 dbn) |
![]() | šnꜥ.tjj | ~ 7.5 grams (1/12 dbn) |











































