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The ancient Egyptian Obelisk hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. O25 is a portrayal of the
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(at a courtyard of the
The ancient Egyptian Obelisk hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. O25 is a portrayal of the obelisk
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by Anc ...
. The hieroglyph is commonly used on erected Egyptian obelisks, as there is often a discussion of the event of its erection: a historical event, as well as an accomplishment of the pharaoh
Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...
, and the Egyptian Kingdom.
Usage
The obelisk hieroglyph in the X1 p. 843b. X1*Aa1:N35-O25-.-X1*Aa1:N35-W24:Z7-O25-O39 The second spelling uses the shortened variety of the block-of-stone (hieroglyph), N39 as the 2nd determinative.
Egyptian language
The Egyptian language or Ancient Egyptian ( ) is a dead language, dead Afroasiatic languages, Afro-Asiatic language that was spoken in ancient Egypt. It is known today from a large Text corpus, corpus of surviving texts which were made acces ...
is ''t(kh)n'', and is the identical word with the same spelling (different determinative
A determinative, also known as a taxogram or semagram, is an ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. They have no direct counterpart in spoken language, though they may ...
s), for 'to beat a drum', musician, etc. There are other meanings for 'tekhen', as well. The obelisk is a determinative
A determinative, also known as a taxogram or semagram, is an ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts which helps to disambiguate interpretation. They have no direct counterpart in spoken language, though they may ...
in the Egyptian language, and the word ''t(kh)n'' has multiple spellings, since obelisk construction done over various time periods. Some spellings are: Budge, 1978, (1920), ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' section t, Gallery
Nectanebo II
Nectanebo II (Egyptian: ; grc-gre, Νεκτανεβώς ) was the last native ruler of Ancient Egypt, as well as the third and last pharaoh from the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned from 358 to 340 BC.
Under Nectanebo II, Egypt prospered ...
obelisk (at a courtyard of the
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
)
See also
* Gardiner's Sign List#O. Buildings, Parts of Buildings, etc. *List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
The total number of distinct Egyptian hieroglyphs increased over time from several hundred in the Middle Kingdom to several thousand during the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
In 1928/1929 Alan Gardiner published an overview of hieroglyphs, Gardiner's sign ...
*Obelisk making technology in ancient Egypt
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by Anc ...
Obelisks had hieroglyphics engraved on them. This is because they wanted to honor pharaohs. They also wanted to honor the Gods.
References
*Budge, 1978, (1920). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes, 1314 pp, and cliv-(154) pp.) (softcover, ) Egyptian hieroglyphs: buildings and parts-of-buildings-etc {{AncientEgypt-stub