Hieroglyphs Addenda Β· Signs
reed
| Name | M17 |
|---|---|
| Reads | j |
| Means | flowering reed |
| Taught in | 01 Β· Stone, reed, and papyrus |
Where it comes from
A flowering reed β one stem, one bent head of bloom, the marsh plant of the Nileβs edges. It writes j, the light glide the convention reads as βiβ; doubled, it strengthens into y. One of the first signs any student of Egyptian ever learns.
How to remember it
A single reed bows its flowered head β as slight as the sound it writes. Where the wind barely moves through the marsh, the voice barely moves through j.
In the wild
urn:nabu:aes:bbawgrabinschriften:3FCGH3KKMBDVBCHD4EIIYXVJ3A:IBUBd7PkbU9E5kZNsHhsrmn2Rwc
Β· license: attribution. Name renderings are conventional.
Piece by piece:
- mn β the game-board sign with its complement n
- j β this reed, closing the name
A name Egyptian history knows well β tradition remembers a Meni (Menes) as the first king of all, though this tombβs Meni was a private man. The reed is taught in 101βs chapter 01.