Egyptian Cartouche

E
xperiment with writing your name in the cartouches on this
page. When you have found the best way to write your name,
stencil it in the cartouche in the front of this book.
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A
B J
~ vult:ure at:, bat:,
about:, across
I forearm able, make
foot: boy, ball
Use the vulture for the "a" sound in
words like at and bat or about and
across.
Use the forearm for the ''a" sound in
words like able and make.
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I
I
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r
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r
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r
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r
I
r
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r-
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I
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c
~ basket: candy, camel
hillside
Use either the basket or the hillside for
the hard ''c" (k) sound in words like
candy and camel. Choose the hieroglyph
that looks the best.
r folded
clot:h
nice, cent:
Use the folded cloth for the soft "c" (s)
sound in words like nice and cent.
~H ==>
hobble
rope
church,
choose
D •
hand delt:a, dime
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HIEROGLYPH
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~· HIEROGLYPH REPRESENTS SOUND EXPLANATION
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The ancient ~gyptians did not hear the
open mouth late, loaf diffe re nce between "I" and "r." Use the
open mouth for both sounds.
I M ~ owl mud, crumb , .
~ water Nile, bone
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moon, hoot, Use the quail chick for t he "o" sound in
quail chick open, boat, words like moon and hoot, open and I
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soot, foot
boat, or soot and foot.
I ~ vulture cot, Oliver, Use the vulture for the ''o" sound in
bought
words like cot and Oliver or bought.
~ p I
stool pet, pond
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There
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TH
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HIEROGLYPH REPRESENTS SOUND EXPLANATION
loaf tell, let
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through,
cow's belly
both
(unknown) the, bother
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w )
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is no ancient ~gypti a n sound fo r
"th." Use the cow's belly for the "th"
sound in words like through and both.
Use this hieroglyph for the "th" sound in
words like the and bother.
cut, gull, Use the quail chick for the "u" sound in
I
quail chick utter, words like cut, gull, and utter, or full and
full, pull pull.
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one reed leaf
+quail chick
mule, fuel
Combine one reed leaf and t he quail
chick to make the long "u" sound in
words like mule and fuel.
There is no ancient ~gyptian sound for
l< horned viper video, cover "v." Use t he horned viper for the "v"
sound in words like video and cover. .
quail chick
wind, cow,
what, where
~
r
Combine the basket ( k) and the folded
basket +
folded cloth box, extra cloth ( s) to make the "x" (ks) sound in
words like box and extra.
you, yes, Use one reed leaf for the "y" sound in
one reed leaf canyon, words like you, yes, and canyon, or for
y ~
bye, cyborg the "y" (long "i") sound in bye or cyborg.
z
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two reed bakery, Use two reed leaves for the "y" (long e)
leaves Yvonne sound in words like bakery and Yvonne.
zebra,
door bolt please, words like zebra, please, pieces, and
pieces, boys boys.
Use the door bolt for the "z" sound in
I
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