Brendan Hainline
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Egyptologist, linguist, flannel connoisseur.
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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
The sparrow 𓅪 was used as a semantic classifier on words relating to being little, such as 𝘯𝘥̱𝘴 “small,” and also by extension negative words such as 𝘣𝘫𝘯 “bad” or 𝘮𝘳 “ill.”
Egyptologists often call this sign the “bad bird.”
Egyptologists often call this sign the “bad bird.”
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The sparrow 𓅪 was used as a semantic classifier on words relating to being little, such as 𝘯𝘥̱𝘴 “small,” and also by extension negative words such as 𝘣𝘫𝘯 “bad” or 𝘮𝘳 “ill.”
Egyptologists often call this sign the “bad bird.”
Egyptologists often call this sign the “bad bird.”
The Egyptian word for flamingo was 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳, literally “red (one),” due to its characteristic color.
Because of this, the flamingo 𓅟 is used as a triliteral phonological sign representing ⟨dšr⟩, usually found in 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳 “red” and related words.
Because of this, the flamingo 𓅟 is used as a triliteral phonological sign representing ⟨dšr⟩, usually found in 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳 “red” and related words.
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Egyptian word for flamingo was 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳, literally “red (one),” due to its characteristic color.
Because of this, the flamingo 𓅟 is used as a triliteral phonological sign representing ⟨dšr⟩, usually found in 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳 “red” and related words.
Because of this, the flamingo 𓅟 is used as a triliteral phonological sign representing ⟨dšr⟩, usually found in 𝘥𝘴̌𝘳 “red” and related words.
A falcon on a standard 𓅆 was commonly used as a semantic classifier (or “determinative”) after divine names.
This is because 𝘏̣𝘳(𝘸) /ˈħaru(w)/ ("Horus," Greek Ὧρος), who was depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed being, served as a prototype deity.
This is because 𝘏̣𝘳(𝘸) /ˈħaru(w)/ ("Horus," Greek Ὧρος), who was depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed being, served as a prototype deity.
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A falcon on a standard 𓅆 was commonly used as a semantic classifier (or “determinative”) after divine names.
This is because 𝘏̣𝘳(𝘸) /ˈħaru(w)/ ("Horus," Greek Ὧρος), who was depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed being, served as a prototype deity.
This is because 𝘏̣𝘳(𝘸) /ˈħaru(w)/ ("Horus," Greek Ὧρος), who was depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed being, served as a prototype deity.
The quail chick 𓅱, also a phonological sign, was used for ⟨w⟩ /w/.
This sign is often found at the end of words because the standard plural endings in Ancient Egyptian were -𝘸 and -𝘸𝘵 for masculine and feminine nouns, respectively.
This sign is often found at the end of words because the standard plural endings in Ancient Egyptian were -𝘸 and -𝘸𝘵 for masculine and feminine nouns, respectively.
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The quail chick 𓅱, also a phonological sign, was used for ⟨w⟩ /w/.
This sign is often found at the end of words because the standard plural endings in Ancient Egyptian were -𝘸 and -𝘸𝘵 for masculine and feminine nouns, respectively.
This sign is often found at the end of words because the standard plural endings in Ancient Egyptian were -𝘸 and -𝘸𝘵 for masculine and feminine nouns, respectively.
The Egyptian vulture 𓄿 is used as the phonological sign for ⟨ȝ⟩ (Egyptian 'alef').
In the Old Kingdom, this sign probably represented a uvular trill /ʀ/, but by the Middle Kingdom, the underlying sound had shifted to a glottal stop /ʔ/.
In the Old Kingdom, this sign probably represented a uvular trill /ʀ/, but by the Middle Kingdom, the underlying sound had shifted to a glottal stop /ʔ/.
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Egyptian vulture 𓄿 is used as the phonological sign for ⟨ȝ⟩ (Egyptian 'alef').
In the Old Kingdom, this sign probably represented a uvular trill /ʀ/, but by the Middle Kingdom, the underlying sound had shifted to a glottal stop /ʔ/.
In the Old Kingdom, this sign probably represented a uvular trill /ʀ/, but by the Middle Kingdom, the underlying sound had shifted to a glottal stop /ʔ/.
Faience is certainly close to the color of a blue sky.
As an illustration, here is a Late Period inlay of the 𓇯 𝘱𝘵 “sky” sign (N1) made of faience, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (26.3.164i).
As an illustration, here is a Late Period inlay of the 𓇯 𝘱𝘵 “sky” sign (N1) made of faience, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (26.3.164i).
November 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Faience is certainly close to the color of a blue sky.
As an illustration, here is a Late Period inlay of the 𓇯 𝘱𝘵 “sky” sign (N1) made of faience, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (26.3.164i).
As an illustration, here is a Late Period inlay of the 𓇯 𝘱𝘵 “sky” sign (N1) made of faience, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (26.3.164i).