Folded cloth (s hieroglyph)
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ian folded cloth hieroglyph is Gardiner
sign listed no. S29 for a type of cushion
ing, a seat
-backing.
The folded cloth hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language
hieroglyph
s for the alphabet
ic consonant
letter (vertical)—s.
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ian example with a central theme cartouche
and confronted seated dignitaries-(gods or pharaohs). The was
sceptre, (authority), is held in each hand. The ankh
symbol, life-giving, is at the base of each seat.
The cartouche contains the horizontal n hieroglyph, a foot (hieroglyph)
, the quail chick (hieroglyph)
, (=u, or w), and the sun (hieroglyph)
, symbolizing Ra
; also a vertical stroke (hieroglyph), accentuating Ra, and the vertical reed hieroglyph.
The cartouche is surmounted on top with the shuti, twin feather adornment
, often also found on headresses.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian folded cloth hieroglyph is Gardiner
Gardiner's Sign List
Gardiner's Sign List is a list of common Egyptian hieroglyphs compiled by Sir Alan Gardiner. It is considered a standard reference in the study of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs....
sign listed no. S29 for a type of cushion
Cushion
A cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch...
ing, a seat
Chair
A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...
-backing.
The folded cloth hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language
Egyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
hieroglyph
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs were a formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood...
s for the alphabet
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
ic consonant
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and ,...
letter (vertical)—s.
Origin of folded cloth as seat cushion
The Nimrud IvoriesNimrud ivories
The Nimrud ivories are carved ivory plaques and figures dating from the 9th to the 7th centuries BC that were excavated from the Assyrian city of Nimrud during the 19th and 20th centuries. Many of the ivories were taken to the United Kingdom and were deposited in the British Museum...
have an Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian example with a central theme cartouche
Cartouche
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an ellipse with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name, coming into use during the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu, replacing the earlier serekh...
and confronted seated dignitaries-(gods or pharaohs). The was
Was
The was sceptre is a symbol that appeared often in relics, art and hieroglyphics associated with the ancient Egyptian religion...
sceptre, (authority), is held in each hand. The ankh
Ankh
The ankh , also known as key of life, the key of the Nile or crux ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "eternal life", a triliteral sign for the consonants ʻ-n-ḫ...
symbol, life-giving, is at the base of each seat.
The cartouche contains the horizontal n hieroglyph, a foot (hieroglyph)
Foot (hieroglyph)
The Ancient Egyptian Foot hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. D58 is a side view of the human foot and the lower leg.The foot hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter b....
, the quail chick (hieroglyph)
Quail chick (hieroglyph)
The Ancient Egyptian Quail chick hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. G43 for the quail chick.The quail chick hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic vowel letter w,...
, (=u, or w), and the sun (hieroglyph)
Sun (hieroglyph)
The Ancient Egyptian Sun hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. N5 for the sun-disc; it is also one of the hieroglyphs that refers to the god Ra.-Luwian hieroglyhs, Sa-sub4:...
, symbolizing Ra
Ra
Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the mid-day sun...
; also a vertical stroke (hieroglyph), accentuating Ra, and the vertical reed hieroglyph.
The cartouche is surmounted on top with the shuti, twin feather adornment
Shuti hieroglyph (two-feather adornment)
The ancient Egyptian Shuti, a two-feather adornment for crowns is part of a series of hieroglyphs for "crowns"; usage as a hieroglyph is not as common as the actual crown represented in Egyptian art, and artworks....
, often also found on headresses.
The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabetic letters
The following two tables show the Egyptian uniliteral signs. (24 letters, but multiple use hieroglyphs)| a |
i |
y |
' |
(w,u) |
B |
| P |
F |
M |
N |
R |
H1 |
| H2 |
Kh1 |
Kh2 |
S |
(Sh)=Š |
Q/K2 |
| K |
G |
T |
Ch—Tj |
D |
Dj |
| L/(R) (special) (Ptolemaic, etc) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| a | i (ee) |
y ii |
' ah, (aïn) |
w, (u) (oo) |
B |
| P | F | M | N | R | H1 |
| H2 | (Kh)1 | (Kh)2 | S | Sh (Sh) |
K emphatic |
| K | G | T | Tj Ch Tsh |
D | Dj |
| (additionally 4 for vert/horiz) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| M (horiz) M2-Plinth |
N (vert) (see: N (red crown)) |
S (vert) S (folded cloth) |
M (3rd-M -2nd-vert) M3-Baker's tool |
||
| (additionally 3 for equivalents) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
is— y2-Two strokes |
is— letter w, u (see w2-Coil) |
T (no. 2) T2-Pestle |
See also
- Door bolt (s hieroglyph)Door bolt (s hieroglyph)The Ancient Egyptian Door bolt hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. O34 for a door bolt, a sliding form of a deadbolt.The door bolt hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter —s.-The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabetic letters:The...
- CushionCushionA cushion is a soft bag of some ornamental material, stuffed with wool, hair, feathers, polyester staple fiber, non-woven material, or even paper torn into fragments. It may be used for sitting or kneeling upon, or to soften the hardness or angularity of a chair or couch...
- Gardiner's Sign List#S. Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc.