egyptian theory


DHARMA Classroom

The hieroglyphs on the DHARMA classroom chalkboard

A lesson on Ancient Egypt and hieroglyphs was taught in the DHARMA classroom. ("Some Like It Hoth") Below is a summary of the contents of the blackboard, which includes both hieroglyphs and descriptions of the Egyptian language. The first line of hieroglyphs is a phrase that means "Egyptian (language)". The second line translates as "Writing of the words of God". The third line means "Egypt".




Egyptian Old Egyptian Egyptian language
D21
Z1
N35I6G17X1
O49
2600BC to 2000BC Tripling ideograms, phonograms, and determinatives ?
"Writing of the words of God" Middle Egyptian Phonetics
Y4N35R8S43Z3
2000BC to 1300 BC classic stage of language Meaning conveyed ? form ???
Archaic Egyptian before 2600BC Late Egyptian ?
N16
N16
1300BC to 700 BC From synthetic to ? language ?


Individual hieroglyphs


The following table summarizes the phonetics and meanings associated with the hieroglyphs seen so far, as well as some related hieroglyphs. Note that many of the symbols seen under The Temple Wall were alchemic, not hieroglyphic.

Hieroglyphs Symbol Gardiner Code Phonetics Stand-alone Meanings
A2
Man pointing hand at mouth A2 none "Eat" or "drink" or "speak" or "think" or "feel" or "tell" or "refrain from speech" or "advise/counsel" or "love" [26]
A13
Bound man A13 none "Enemy" or "rebel" or "foreigner" [27]
A14
Wounded man A14 none "To die" or "dead enemy" [28]
A24
Man with stick A24 none "Hit" or "beat" or "strength" or "strong" or "force" or "teach" or "instruct" [29]
A26
Man with out-stretched arm A26 none "Servant" or "to call" [30]
D2
Face D2 Hr "Face" or "on" or "around" or "over" or "for" [31]
D21
Mouth D21 r “Mouth” or "spell" [32] or "against" [33] or "to" or "at" or "concerning" or "more than" or "from" or "so that" or "until" or "according to" or can indicate that something is a future event [34]
D36
Arm D36 a “Arm” [35]
D46
Hand D46 d or dw "Hand” or "give" or "place (verb)" or "put" or "implant (obstacle)" or "strike (blow)" or "cause" [36]
D54
Legs walking D54 none "Walk" or "stop" or "enterprise" or "come near" or "not move" [37]
D55
Legs walking backward D55 iw "Back" or "to return" [38]
G1
Vulture G1 A "Vulture" or “eagle" or "bird" or "but" [39]
G17
Owl G17 m "With" or "by means of" or "from" or "out of" or "as" or "namely" or "when" or "as though" or "together with" or "in the position of" or "do not" or "owl" or "in" [40]
G43
Quail Chick G43 w "Property" or "not" [41]
I6
Crocodile skin I6 km "Shield" [42]
M8
Pool with flowering plants M8 SA “Season" [43]
M17
Blooming reed M17 i "Sedge" or "reed" [44] or "I/me/my" [45]
N5
Sun N5 ra “Sun” or "rise” or “day” or “hour” or “time” [46]
N16
Earth N16 tA "Earth" or "ground" [47] or "country" or "eternity" [48]
N31
Road with shrubs N31 none “Ascend” or “travel” or “army” or “here” [49]
N35
Water ripple N35 n "To (someone)" or "for (someone)" or "in (sun, dew, time)" or "because" or "belongs to" or "of, belonging to" or "we/us/our" [50]
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Inverted moon N105 ? ? [51]
O1
House O1 pr “House” or "sanctuary" or "building" or "place" or "location" or "horizon" [52]
O4
Yard O4 h “House” [53]
O5
Street O5 nm or mr "Street" [54]
O34
Door Bolt O34 s "She/Her/It/Its" [55] or “Demolish” [56]
O49
City O49 none "City" or "village" or "Thebes" or "inhabited region" or "Egypt" [57]
P1
Boat on water P1 none “Ship” or "sail" or “boat” or “go downstream” [58]
P6
Mast P6 aHa “Stand” or "portion" or "stela" or "tree trunk" or "unfavourable (of calendar dates)" [59] or "building" or "temple" or "enclosure" or "foundation" [60]
R8
Cloth wound on a pole R8 nTr "God" or "divine, sacred" [61]
S29
Folded cloth S29 s "Health" or "she/her/hers" [62] or "it" or "who?" or "what? [63]
S34
Ankh S34 anx "Life" or "sandal strap" [64] or "swear" [65]
S43
Walking stick S43 md(w) "Staff" or "rod" [66]
T30
Knife T30 none "Knife" or "to cut" or "to" or "cut off" pr "to sharpen" or "sharp" [67]
T34
Knife T34 nm "Knife" [68]
U28
Fire drill U28 DA “Safely” or “healthy” [69]
U29
Fire drill U29 DA “Safely” or "healthy" [70]
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Pennants of the scales U40a Ts or wTs "Hold up" or "carry" or "wear" or "pick up" [71]
V13
Cattle tie V13 T “You/Your” or "rope with 2 holes" [72]
V18
Amulet V18 sA “Protection” [73]
V31
Basket V31 k "You/Your" or "basket" [74] or “you said to the man” [75]
W24
Pot W24 nw, jn Nekhbet [76]
X1
Bread X1 t "You/Your" [77] or "bread" or abbreviation for "father" [78]
Y1
Papyrus scroll Y1 none “Book” or "write" or “abstract idea” or "to be large" or "to be new" [79]
Y4
Scribe's supplies Y4 naa or snaa "Scribes supplies" or "write" or "writing" [80]
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Single stroke Z1a none "Singular" or "space". Can be used as a substitue for a person, to indicate that the prior word is meant as an ideogram, or to make some words feminine. [81]
Z2
Plural stroke Z2 none “Plural” or “multiple” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [82]
Z3
Plural stroke Z3 none “Plural” or “multiple” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [83]
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Dual stroke Z4b y “Plural” or “duality” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [84]
Z6
stick Z6 none Hieratic form of A13 or A14 [85]
Z7
curl Z7 w Hieratic form of G43 [86]
Aa1
Human placenta? Aa1 x “Youth” or "are young" [87]
Aa12
Unknown Aa12 mAa “Platform" [88]
Aa27
Unknown Aa27 nD "Save" or "protect" [89]