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A19
determinativeMan and his occupations
A determinative for words with the sense of 'old,' 'distinguished.'
M20
logogramTrees and plants
Logogram (marshland, country)
O44
logogramBuildings, parts of buildings, etc.
Logogram (office, rank, function)
O50
determinativeBuildings, parts of buildings, etc.
Classifier treshing floor
Notable Pharaohs
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Amasis
also Ahmose II
Twenty-sixth Dynasty Β· 570 BCβ526 BC
Oversaw a prosperous reign and strong Greek trading relations; the last great native pharaoh before Persian conquest.
Amenhotep III
also Amenophis III
Eighteenth Dynasty Β· 1390 BCβ1352 BC
Presided over an era of unprecedented prosperity; his reign is associated with a great flowering of art and architecture.
Unas
also Wenis
Fifth Dynasty Β· 2321 BCβ2306 BC
First pharaoh to inscribe the Pyramid Texts inside his pyramid, the oldest known religious corpus.
Featured Texts
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β¦Golden Mask of Tutankhamun
c. 1323 BCE
The inscription on the back and shoulders of Tutankhamun's famous golden death mask is a protective spell derived from Chapter 151b of the Book of the Dead. It addresses the deceased king as Osiris and invokes the gods to guard each part of his face and head.
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β¦O. Gardiner 4: Work-Attendance Register
c. 1186β1070 BCE (Ramesside, Dynasty XX)
A work-attendance register from Deir el-Medina, the village of craftsmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Six lines record dates and names of absent workmen. Lacunae (hatched boxes) mark physically destroyed sections; signs on a hatched background are scholarly restorations.
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β¦Teaching of Ptahhotep: Maxim 1
c. 1800 BCE
The Teaching of Ptahhotep is the oldest philosophical text in the world, attributed to a vizier of the 5th Dynasty but copied in the Middle Kingdom on Papyrus Prisse. The first maxim meditates on the hardships of old age and the wisdom it brings, urging the young to listen to those with experience.
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1,098 glyphs
Woman and her occupations
209 glyphs
Anthropomorphic deities
777 glyphs
Parts of the human body
619 glyphs
Mammals
542 glyphs
Parts of mammals
360 glyphs
Birds
523 glyphs
Parts of birds
63 glyphs
Amphibious animals, reptiles, etc.
261 glyphs
Fish and parts of fish
43 glyphs
Invertebrates and lesser animals
49 glyphs
Trees and plants
431 glyphs
Sky, earth, water
324 glyphs
Buildings, parts of buildings, etc.
619 glyphs
Ships and parts of ships
240 glyphs
Domestic and funerary furniture
88 glyphs
Temple furniture and sacred emblems
270 glyphs
Crowns, dress, staves, etc.
352 glyphs
Warfare, hunting, butchery
290 glyphs
Agriculture, crafts, and professions
279 glyphs
Rope, fibre, baskets, bags, etc.
264 glyphs
Vessels of stone and earthenware
189 glyphs
Loaves and cakes
40 glyphs
Writings, games, music
47 glyphs
Strokes, geometrical figures, etc.
105 glyphs
Unclassified
200 glyphs