Egyptian Hieroglyphs Page #2
This page lists all the various symbols in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs category.
The formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that contained a combination of logographic and alphabetic is called hieroglyphics. They began to develop this system around 3000 BC.The first hieroglyphs were used on buildings and tombs as a symbol of the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. Ancient Egyptian writing uses more than 2,000 hieroglyphic characters.
Each hieroglyph represents a common object in ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs included a series of words in the image. This could be the sound of the object or they could represent an idea associated with the object. The system consisted of several hundred words and was complex and time consuming.Visually hieroglyphs are all more or less figurative: they represent real or illusion elements, sometimes stylized and simplified, but all generally perfectly recognizable in form. However, the same sign can, according to context, be interpreted in various ways: as an ideogram as a logogram or as a phonogram.
Symbols in this category:
Scarab
This little beetle may seem to be a rather innocuous creature, but the symbolism attached to it places this insect in the same rank as many far more impressive beasts, and in some cases above them.
Snake
It's not much of an exaggeration to say that snakes are the most symbolically charged members of the entire animal kingdom. All across the world, snakes have occupied the entire spectrum between reverence and hatred. What is particularly notable about snakes (although not unique by any means) is that they can be both admired and feared in the same culture without one symbolic facet canceling out the other. Whether they're seen as the embodiment of evil or as the repository of ultimate wisdom, the cultural importance of these creatures cannot be overstated.
The Phoenix and Nehebkau
Fig. 1- The rebirth' symbolism. The Phoenix together with Kepri, the Goddess Maat with Ank and papyrus stem and the snake Nehebkau, renews the aura of the ib heart adored by the Goddess of West,
(13th century B.C.) from Tebes. Papyrus 3127, Minutoli Collection.
Fig. 2 - The divine child, crowned inside the solar disc by the uraeus and with a Hequa sceptre in his right hand and a finger from his left hand in his mouth and before a uraeus with Red Crown, rises up over
the lotus blossom between two Sacred Eyes and protected by two winged serpents depicting the goddess Neith, just as revealed in the texts.
Sarcophagus, 21th dynasty. From Bab el-Gasus. (Photo by the book "The Phoenix and The Eye Of Horus" by Umberto Capotummino
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Tranhk Symbol - Trans variation
Tranhk Symbol - This symbol may be representation of the Transgender community it was previously release with a public use license found on opengameart.com
Uraeus
The Uraeus (/jʊˈriəs/; plural Uraei or Uraeuses; from the Greek οὐραῖος, ouraīos, "on its tail"; from Egyptian jʿr.t (iaret), "rearing cobra") is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity, and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
Was Sceptre
The was ("power, dominion") sceptre is a symbol that appeared often in relics, art, and hieroglyphics associated with the ancient Egyptian religion
Wheat
Perhaps more than any other grain, wheat has established a reputation as both a culinary staple and a cultural symbol. It has been cultivated since the very beginning of human history, and today is one of the most widely grown crops on earth.
Winged Sun
The winged sun is a symbol associated with divinity, royalty and power in the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Persia).
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