Warning: In this section I decided to display the literal transliteration that is to say the word as it is written and NOT as it should be written. The transliteration of reference will be mentioned when known to me. The comparison of both will reveal in full to the reader the Ancient Egyptians' stenographical way of writing.


The vocabulary displayed is partly built on the book of Raymond O. FAULKNER, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962. Specials thanks are given to the Griffith Institute for the permission to use it.


Serapeum Stela (Louvre N 193)

Bibliography: Chassinat, in Recueil de travaux relatifs à ... XXII, p. 21 ; Breasted p. 497, pp 974

 

rnpt-sp 16 ȝbd 4 ȝḫt sw 16 ḫr ḥm n ḥr sỉȝ-ỉb nswt-bỉt nbty mȝʿ-ḫrw ḥr-nbw mr(y)-nṯrw

wḥm-ỉb-rʿ sȝ-rʿ n ẖt.f mr.f n-kȝw ʿnḫ ḏt mry ḥp wsỉr

hrw smȝ-tȝ n nṯr pn sṯȝ nṯr pn m ḥtp r ẖrt-nṯr rd.t(w) ḥtp.f st.f m ḥwt-nṯr.f ḥr st ỉmnt.t

ʿnḫ-tȝwy m-ḫt ỉr(t) n.f ỉrt nb(t) m wʿbt mỉ ỉr.t(w) ḏr-bȝḥ ms.tw.f

m rnpt-sp 53 ȝbd 2 prt sw 19 ḫr ḥm n nswt-bỉt wȝḥ-ỉb-rʿ sȝ-rʿ p-s-m-ṯ-k mȝʿ-ḫrw

sḫn.tw.f r pr ptḥ m rnpt-sp 54 ȝbd 3 ȝḫt sw 12 ḥtp(.f) m ʿnḫ

(rnpt-sp) 16 ȝbd 2 ȝḫt sw 6 dmḏ ʿḥʿ.f m ʿnḫ rnpt-sp 16 ȝbd 7 hrw 17 ỉr.n ḥm n

nswt-bỉt n-kȝw ʿnḫ ḏt ḏbȝw nb ḫt nb.t mnḫ(t) ȝḫ(t) n nṯr pn šps

ḳd.f n.f st.f m ẖrt-nṯr m ỉnr ḥḏ nfr n ʿnw m kȝt mnḫ.t n ḫpr

ḏr pȝwt ỉr.f dỉ-ʿnḫ ḏd wȝs snb ȝwt-ỉb nb mỉ rʿ ḏt nḥḥ

 

Building inscription

Bibliography: Petrie, A season, pl. XXI, 5; Breasted p. 499, pp 980


ỉmȝḫ ḫr nswt-bỉt wḥm-ỉb-rʿ mỉ rʿ

rpʿ ḥȝty-ʿ ỉmy-r ʿȝ ḫȝswt wḏȝ-ḥr

ḏd.f ỉnk sḥn n kȝt(?) ḥr ḏw ...

r ỉr(t) tḫn.w wr.w n mȝṯ mnw nb bḫn mȝṯ r ...