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Egyptian Hieroglyphs

headn00bheadn00b Registered User regular
edited February 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So all over Glasgow these posters are showing up. I tried searching for hieroglyphs on Google but I couldn't figure out the first three because there's a couple of different letters they could be. Anyone else want to have a stab at it?

Chances are it's just an advert for a gig or something, but it caught my eye and now I'm curious about them.

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Your sig was too tall.

-Thinatos
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2007
    I don't recognize those first three heiroglyphs, either. I'm guessing it's just their play on them for a band or something.

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  • WylderWylder Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Too easy. It reads...

    Bird, Snake, Bird, Tiny Maze, Line thats been crossed out, Giant Eye

    Seriously, I have no idea. Wife studied egyptology at University though, Ill link her the thread.

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  • KrysanthemumKrysanthemum Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    It's kind of difficult to tell. The first and third symbols are the same, but it could be one of three bird symbols. Also, it's using the very, very bastardised Egyptian that they use on the tourists, not proper Egyptian hieroglyphs.

    So my best guess would be that it reads something like AJAHSR. My guess would be a band name or a new bar or something. It's almost certainly advertising, because it's definitely not a proper Ancient Egyptian word.

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  • GrimmyTOAGrimmyTOA Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I actually took Middle Egyptian in College. Of course that was years ago and the class was canceled by a strike, but... hmm.

    The first (and third) almost look like a glyph that was used to denote either 'a' or a glottal stop -- depending on who you ask.

    The second one (the horned viper) is traditionally transliterated as 'dj' I think.

    The maze is 'h' or 'k' maybe -- I can't remember which... ah, never mind. Without my old textbooks on hand it's been far too long for me to help out. Sorry. I'll be interested to hear what it turns out to be, though.

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2007
    A J A H S _

    I've never seen the eye before. Could be a mouth, which is "R"

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  • KrysanthemumKrysanthemum Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I'm pretty sure they mean the R. Some of the other symbols are written badly, and I think they assumed the mouth was an eye. This was obviously done by someone who didn't know anything about hieroglyphs and just ripped something off the net.

    So does AJAHSR mean anything to you?

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  • headn00bheadn00b Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Krysanthemum wrote: »
    So does AJAHSR mean anything to you?

    Not a thing. I am disappointed by this, but thanks for your help guys. It was interesting!

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    -Thinatos
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