Uncommon Variant of Anubis
- WORDSWORTH WORDSMITHY
- Aug 3, 2024
- 2 min read
Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳, at an uncommon variant of Anubis 𓇋𓋔𓊪𓅱𓀭! As you may know, Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is my favorite word to spot (no matter the variant) in inscriptions!
This particular ‘spelling’ of Anubis’ name 𓂋𓈖 is a not-as- common variant of the common way to write his name which is “𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣.” However, even though some of the symbols are different, his name 𓂋𓈖 would still be pronounced the same! The proper way to say Anubis in Middle/New/Late Egyptian is “ı͗npw” (pronounced like “Inpu” or “Anpu”).
Anubis 𓇋𓋔𓊪𓅱𓀭 is my favorite Egyptian god 𓊹, so I love spotting the different variants of his name 𓂋𓈖! His name turns up a lot because Anubis 𓇋𓋔𓊪𓅱𓀭 is one of the main funerary gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹, and a large part of Egyptian artifacts that are in museums happen to be funerary objects 𓈎𓂋𓋴𓏏𓏏𓊭!
Let’s take a closer look at the symbols!
The “reed 𓇋” is a uniliteral phonogram for “ı͗,” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word “reed 𓇋𓏺.”
The “red crown 𓋔” is also a uniliteral phonogram. The “𓋔” is associated with the sound of “n,” just like the “ripple of water 𓈖.” This symbol can also act as a determinative for “red crown.”
The “stool 𓊪” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram for the sound “p.”
The “Quail Chick 𓅱” is one of the hieroglyphs that appears the most in inscriptions! It is a uniliteral phonogram that is representative of the sound w/u, and it is also an ideogram for the word “chick 𓅱𓏺.”
The “seated god 𓀭” is a determinative symbol and isn’t pronounced! It acts as “punctuation” at the end of the name of a male god!
The name 𓂋𓈖 “Anubis” is actually the Greek version of his name, not the Middle Egyptian name 𓂋𓈖, so that is why the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 don’t match up with how we are so used to saying Anubis/Inpu/Anpu’s name 𓂋𓈖!
Here are some common variants of Anubis’ name:
𓇋𓋔𓊪𓅱𓀭 (the one pictured)
𓇋𓈖𓊪𓃣
𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣
𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓁢
𓇋𓈖𓊪
𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱
Which variant do you prefer? My favorite is 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣!
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