Folded cloth (s hieroglyph)

Folded Cloth
(vertical
s )
in hieroglyphs

The Ancient Egyptian folded cloth hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. S29 for a type of cushioning, a seat-backing.

The folded cloth hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter (vertical)s.[1]

Contents

Origin of folded cloth as seat cushion

The Nimrud Ivories have an Ancient Egyptian example with a central theme cartouche and confronted seated dignitaries-(gods or pharaohs). The was sceptre, (authority), is held in each hand. The ankh symbol, life-giving, is at the base of each seat.

The cartouche contains the horizontal n hieroglyph, a foot (hieroglyph), the quail chick (hieroglyph), (=u, or w), and the sun (hieroglyph), symbolizing Ra; also a vertical stroke (hieroglyph), accentuating Ra, and the vertical reed hieroglyph.

The cartouche is surmounted on top with the shuti, twin feather adornment, often also found on headresses.

The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabetic letters

The following two tables show the Egyptian uniliteral signs. (24 letters, but multiple use hieroglyphs)

a
i
y
'
(w,u)
B
P
F
M
N
R
H1
H2
Kh1
Kh2
S
(Sh)=Š
Q/K2
K
G
T
ChTj
D
Dj
L/(R)
(special)
(Ptolemaic,
etc)
-- -- -- -- --
a i
(ee)
y
ii
'
ah, (aïn)
w, (u)
(oo)
B
P F M N R H1
H2 (Kh)1 (Kh)2 S Sh
(Sh)
K
emphatic
K G T Tj
Ch
Tsh
D Dj
(additionally 4
for vert/horiz)
-- -- -- -- --
M
(horiz)
M2-Plinth
N
(vert)
(see:
N (red crown))
S
(vert)
S (folded
cloth)
M
(3rd-M
-2nd-vert)
M3-Baker's tool
(additionally 3
for equivalents)
-- -- -- -- --

is—
y2-Two strokes

is—
letter w, u
(see w2-Coil)
T
(no. 2)
T2-Pestle

See also

References

  1. ^ Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook, uniliteral: U20, p. 56-57.