The above is the same as face one, the only new idea being that of
_Truth_, mentioned in the palatial title.
[Illustration: "The lord of the gods has multiplied Festivals to him."]
LIZARD (=as=) _multiplied_. _As_ is the usual verb to multiply.
With the zigzag line under the sign of the perfect, the two
hieroglyphs mean _has multiplied_.
BACK OF CHAIR (=s=) phonetic hieroglyph. Is here the consonantal
complement of _as_, the preceding hieroglyph.
ZIGZAG (=en=) _to_. A preposition here.
CERASTES (=ef=) _him_. Personal pronoun.
BASKET (=neb=) _lord_. This hieroglyph might be thought to be a basin,
but in painted hieroglyphs it appears as a wicker basket.
THREE HATCHETS (=neteru=) _gods_. A hatchet or battle-axe was called
neter, and was the usual symbol for a god. Plurality is often
indicated by a hieroglyph being repeated three times. The letter _u_
is a plural termination; thus _neter_ is god, _neteru_ gods.
PALACE (=seḥ=) _festival_.
HALL (=seḥ=) _festival_. Here used as a determinative to the
preceding.
Every syllabic sign possesses an inherent vowel sound, or an inherent
consonant sound, or both. The vowel sign is often placed before, and the
consonant sign after the syllabic sign. Such alphabetic hieroglyphs are
called complements, and are very frequently used in the inscriptions.
[Illustration: "Upon the great Persea Tree within the Temple of the
Phœnix."]
HUMAN HEAD (=Her=) _upon_.
The vertical line preceding is the masculine article. The defaced
signs on the left were probably three short vertical lines, to
indicate the plurality of festivals.
POOL (=shi=). Here a phonetic united with succeeding hieroglyph.
HAND (=t=) alphabetic phonetic. The two spell _shit_, the name of
_persea_, a beautiful tree abounding in ancient Egypt, bearing
pear-shaped fruit.
TREE (=persea=) _tree_. A determinative to the preceding hieroglyphs.
The tree here referred to may have been situated at Heliopolis; and it
is worthy of notice that in a picture at Thebes, the god Tum appears
in the act of writing the name of Thothmes on the fruit of the persea.
PERSON ON THRONE (=śep=) _great_. The throne is a common symbol for
greatness.
CHAIR BACK (=s=) alphabetic phonetic. Here an initial complement to
_sep_.
OWL (=em=) }
} The two form _emkhen_, the preposition
DECAPITATE FIGURE (=khen=)} _within_.
SEMICIRCLE (=tu=) _the_. Feminine article.
OPEN SQUARE (=ha=) _house_. The figure probably represents the ground
plan of an ancient house.
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