The Egyptian Alphabet

Alphabet info from Neferchichi.com's Writing With Hieroglyphics

Determinates
Determinates are heiroglyphics that identify the nature of the word spelled out by the alphabetical letters on the previous page. It is used for words that are spelled the same as others and need to be distinguished from them.
  Ship
This represents a ship
  House
This represents a house or building
  Man
This represents a person
  Skin
This represents a furred animal
Abbreviations
Abbreviations are used to represent a syllable that contains more that one sound
  NFR
This represents the syllable NFR, prounounced "nefer" as in Nefertiti

 

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