Pronunciations by Morna Mathers
Please note: Our understanding of Ancient Egyptian pronunciations is based on the Coptic language still used by a small religious sect. Ideas about pronunciations are slowly changing as more understanding becomes available.
| Stela of Amenenhat | |
| Prehirwenemef (or Pa-ra-her-wenem-ef) | Means “Ra is at his right hand”. He was the second son of Ramases II and his principle Queen, Nefertari. |
| Amenemhat | 18th Dynasty supervisor |
| Henuttawy | His wife. Means “mistress of the 2 lands” |
| Stature of Osiris | |
| Nekhekha | A flail – emblem of Kingship, held in the right hand. |
| Heka | A crook – another emblem of Kingship, held in the left hand. |
| Hedjet | White crown of upper Egypt (the south). |
| Wadjyt | Cobra goddess of Buto, a city in lower Egypt (North) |
| Uraeus | The depiction of the cobra on the crown of the King. |
| Maat | A state of truth, justice and harmony. |
| Atef | The crown of Osiris. |
| Khnum | Creator god with ram’s head from upper Egypt. |
| Djedet | Ancient name for the modern city of Mendes in lower Egypt. |
| Shu | God of the air. |
| Tefnut | Goddess of moisture. |
| Geb | God of the earth. |
| Nut | Goddess of the sky. |
| Nephthys | Sister of Isis, Osiris and Seth. Lady of the mansion. |
| Amenmose | |
| Khenty-imentw | Foremost of the west: Epithet of Osiris. |
| Wenen-nefer | Forever perfect: Another epithet of Osiris. |
| Coptic Jars | |
| Imsety | Jar with the head of a Human – contains the Liver – Pointing to the South. |
| Hapy | Jar with the head of an Ape – contains the Lungs – Pointing to the North. |
| Duamutef | Jar with the head of a Jackal – contains the Stomach – Pointing to the East. |
| Qebehsenuef | Jar with the head of a Falcon – contains the Intestines – Pointing the West. |
| Workmen of the Pharaoh’s Tombs | |
| Sethos | |
| Deir el Medineh | Village on the west bank of the Nile inhabited by workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings.. |
| Ostraca papyri | Shard of pottery bearing a text or drawing. |
| Khar | |
| Pa-medu-neter-nakht | |
| Anankh sign | Hieroglyphic sign denoting “life”. A T-shape surmounted by a loop. |
| Amennakht | |
| Tarekhan | |
| Henutmet | |
| General Egyptian / Sekhmet | |
| Thoth | Patron of knowledge, secrets, writing, and scribes. |
| Typhon | |
| Kom el-Hatan | |
| Amenhotep | |
| Akhenaten | |
| Mut-em-wiya | |
| Pyramidion | |
| Nesipakashuti |