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EXPRESSION UP-SIDE DOWN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE: SIGNS A29 , P(1) EXAMPLES

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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EGYPTOLOGY

Abstract

Among the vast number of signs that were used in the ancient Egyptian language was the corpus of  upside-down signs. This paper focuses on two models of it, namely the signs A29 and P(1) in Gardiner's Sign List.
 
The present study investigates these signs as determinatives or phonograms in textual sources. It examines how the upside-down signs give an opposite meaning to words in accordance with their upside-down position. The subject of the present work examines the meanings of the most well-known words written with A29 and P(I) signs in order to trace the contexts in which such words were used. This study, based on linguistic sources, presents more documentation of these models of signs to serve as the basis for further research.

DOI

10.21608/shedet.2023.289904

Keywords

Upside down signs, determinative, Hieroglyphs, Ancient Egyptian Language, Gardiner’s Sign List

Authors

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Faculty of Arts, Damanhour University, Egypt

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amas@dmu.edu.eg

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Volume

10

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10

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40322

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2023-03-11

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

105

Page End

120

Print ISSN

2356-8704

Online ISSN

2536-9954

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_289904.html

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Shedet

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EXPRESSION UP-SIDE DOWN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE: SIGNS A29 , P(1) EXAMPLES

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25 Dec 2024