The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of ObelisksMoldenke, Charles E.
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The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of Obelisks
Moldenke, Charles E.
Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Inscriptions, Egyptian
[glyphs] "tusk of an elephant."
_Pron._ hu, 31 87 118 beh, *h.
_Det._ of eating, speaking.
[glyphs] "hind part and tail of an animal."
_Pron._ peh. 60
_Det._ of position behind, power, succession.
[glyphs] "leg of an animal."
_Pron._ khepesh, 60 âm, *â.
[glyphs] "piece of flesh with a bone."
_Pron._ ââ, 142 aâ.
VII. FIGURES OF BIRDS.
[glyphs] "eagle."
_Pron._ Letter a. 27 39 61 87 89 92 94 94 94 97 100 102 102 102 102 106 106
106 107 107 107 111 112 112 116 117 121 122 122 124 136 136 138 138 139 144
145 147
[glyphs] "eagle with a bunch of feathers on the breast."
_Pron._ ti, 88 114 neh, *n.
[glyphs] "sparrow-hawk."
_Pron._ her, 30 30 122 136 144 bak (name of the bird), 30 *nuter, *p.
_Det._ of hawk, the god Horus. 31 125
[glyphs] "hawk with the royal whip."
_Pron._ same as preceding.
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk surmounted by the snake-encircled disk of the sun."
_Pron._ Hor-Râ or Râ-Hor. 30 30 49 49 55 55 58 60 144
_Det._ of the gods Râ or Horus. 125
{161}[glyphs] "hawk with the double crown of Egypt."
_Pron._ her. 30 31 56 56 58 59 60 62 63 65 66 67 68 68 70
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk standing on the symbol of gold (nub)."
_Pron._ her-nub. 60 64 68
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] same as preceding.
_Pron._ her-nub.
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk on a scaffold."
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk on a scaffold preceded by the sign hen."
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk on a scaffold preceded by the sign thes."
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "hawk with the royal whip on a scaffold with the symbols of Upper
and Lower Egypt beneath."
_Det._ of the god Horus. 125
[glyphs] "vulture."
_Pron._ mut, 56 66 70 97 117 153 mert, ner, m, *qed.
[glyphs] "owl."
_Pron._ Letter m. 27 27 31 31 48 48 50 53 55 56 56 56 56 58 58 58 59 59 60
70 87 95 97 106 107 116 118 124 132 141
[glyphs] "owl with an arm written across it."
_Pron._ mâ. 66 131 144
[glyphs] "outline of an owl."
_Pron._ mer, 143 m.
[glyphs] "ibis on a scaffold."
_Pron._ dehuti. 36 49 49 56 58 60 61 150 150 151 151
_Det._ of the god Thoth.
[glyphs] same as preceding.
_Pron._ dehuti. 49
_Det._ of the god Thoth.
[glyphs] "ibis on a scaffold with the letters t and i beneath."
_Pron._ dehuti. 150
[glyphs] "heron."
_Pron._ khu, 63 64 97 *kh.
[glyphs] "a species of fowl."
_Pron._ zef. 69
[glyphs] "goose."
_Pron._ sa, 31 36 37 38 48 48 50 53 55 56 58 59 61 62 62 64 64 65 65 66 66
67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 72 89 92 94 95 96 96 96 97 99 106 106 107 107 111
122 136 136 138 140 141 142 143 144 144 145 147 147 150 150 151 151 152
men, hep, *s, *r, 117 117 (hieroglyph reading from right to left) *u.
_Det._ of bird, flying.
[glyphs] "goose flying."
_Pron._ pa, 84 *p.
_Det._ of bird, flying.
[glyphs] "swallow."
_Pron._ ûr. 58 58 90 131 139
[glyphs] "chicken."
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