TSL_1_5686
Description: A crook.
Category: Crowns and hairstyles, jewelry, dress, scepters and staves [Gardiner S]
Basic Form: tall narrow
Tag: crooksceptre
Type: simple


Bibliography
Borghouts, J. F. (2010), Egyptian: an introduction to the writing and language of the Middle Kingdom, 2 vols. Egyptologische Uitgaven 24, page 128, note 2
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Codes
Gardiner  S38
Hieroglyphica  S38
Jsesh  S38
Unicode  U+132FE 𓋾
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Please cite as: Sign TSL_1_5686 <http://thotsignlist.org/mysign?id=5686>, in: Thot Sign List <http://thotsignlist.org>,
edited by Université de Liège and Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Credits
Creator: TSL
Editor(s): J. Grotenhuis, L. Seelau, A. Weber
classifier (2 function(s))
Phonetic value Semantic value Use
ruling regular

Tokens
TokenSourceDate

dj=k jꜣq wnjs pn psḏ.wt ḥtm=f psḏ.t dj=k ꜥw.t m ꜥ wnjs wꜣḥ.t tp mḥ.w ḥnꜥ šmꜥ.w
May you cause that Unas rules the nine, and that he provides the ennead, may you place the crook which lowers the head of Lower and Upper Egypt in the hand of this Unas.
Unas

sbk n pꜣ jꜣ.t nṯr ꜥꜣ ḥqꜣ tꜣ.wy m pḥ.ty=f(y) jty tꜣ.wy
Sobek of the mound, the great god, who rules the two land with his strenght, the sovereign of the two lands
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
Bibliography
Credits
Creator: J. Grotenhuis
Editor(s):
sceptre, crook regular

Tokens
TokenSourceDate

wꜣs ḏꜣm ḥḏ mnw ꜥw.t nḫꜣḫꜣ
a was-sceptre, a djam-sceptre, a hedj-mace, a menou-mace, a aout-sceptre, a flail,
12th Dynasty
Bibliography
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Credits
Creator: J. Grotenhuis
Editor(s):

logogram (1 function(s))
Phonetic value Semantic value Use
ḥqꜣ.t heqat sceptre regular
Comment A symbol of government.
Tokens
TokenSourceDate

ḏd-mdw dj.n(=j) n=k ḥqꜣ.t nḫꜣḫꜣ jꜣw.t=j
Recitation: I have given the Heqat sceptre, the flagellum and my office to you.
Sety I Menmaatre
Bibliography
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Credits
Creator: J. Grotenhuis
Editor(s): J. Grotenhuis

phonemogram (3 function(s))
Phonetic value Semantic value Use
ḥqꜣ regular

Tokens
TokenSourceDate

ḥqꜣ bꜣ.t ḫrp hz.t km(.t)
ruler of Bat, director of the black water jar
4th Dynasty

jṯ.t ḥqꜣ.w njw.wt r ḥsb
Taking the rulers of the towns in order to recon.
Kaiuhor Menkauhor

ḥqꜣ.w ḥtp.wt zꜣꜣ.w wꜣḥ.yt
who rules over offerings, who guards offerings
Pepi II Neferkare

stẖ ꜥꜣ pḥ.ty sꜣ nw.t nb p.t tꜣ ḥqꜣ tꜣ.wy
Seth, great of might, son of Nout, lord of the sky and of the earth, ruler of the Two lands.
Ramesside Period

ḥqꜣ ṯnj m mr.wt qd.w m mr.wt jr.t ḫt r nfr ḏd m r'=f jr m ḫpš=f
the ruler of Thinis, with a desire to build, with a desire to do good things, who speaks with his mouth and who acts with his strong arm
9th/10th Dynasties

ḥtp-dj-nsw wsjr nb ḏd.w ḫnt(.y) jmn.tyw nb ꜣb(ḏ.w) ḥꜣ.t(y)-ꜥ smḥr-wꜥ.t(y) ḥqꜣ ḥw.t (j)m(.y)-r(ꜣ) jꜥꜣ.w ḏꜣr.j
A royal offering (for) Osiris, Lord Of Djedu, and Khenti-Amentiu, Lord of Abydos, (in favour of) the major, sole companion, estate manager and overseer of the interpreters Djari
Intef II Wahankh

wr.w m ks r r(w).tj pr-nswt ḥqꜣ-ḥw.t(j).w ḫrp-jꜣw.tjw wšd.w wr.w tp.j-ꜥ.wj šnw.wt tkn.t m ꜥḥ rḫ k[?] štꜣ hrw mdw šnw.t wr jd.t
[...] the great ones are bending to the gate of the palace, supervisor of estate personnel, leader of officals, whom the great ones greet, one who is in front of the courtiers who draw nigh to the palace, one who knows [...] the hidden one on the day of the word of the court, great in incense, [...]
Mentuhotep II Nebhepetre (complete reign)

ḏd-mdw jn jmn-rꜥ kꜣ mw.t=f dj.n(=j) ns.yt tꜣ.wy ḥqꜣ.t jdb.wy n sꜣ n ẖ.t(=j) sn-wsr.t dj ꜥnḫ ḏd wꜣs mj rꜥ ḏ.t
Recitation by Amon-Re, bull of his mother. I have given the kingship of the two lands and the rulership of the two riverbanks to the son of my body, Senwosret, given life, stability and dominion, like Re, eternaly.
Senwosret I Kheperkare

kt ḥs.wt jr.yt n=j dj.tw sꜣ=j smsw nḫt jr.n ẖty r ḥqꜣ jnpw.t
Another favour which was done for me: my eldest son, who Khety made, was placed in order to rule the Anubis nome,
Amenemhat II Nebukaure

jmn-rꜥ ꜥꜣ hmhm nb r nḥḥ ḥqꜣ ḏ.t ḫpr ḏs=f
Amun-Ra, great of roar, lord of eternity, sovereign of eternity, who brought himself into being,
19th Dynasty

ršpw ḥqꜣ ꜥꜣ nb p.t ḥqꜣ
Reshep, great ruler, lord of the sky, ruler of the Ennead.
Ramesses II Usermaatre-Setepenre

n(y)-sw.t bj.ty wsr-mꜣꜥ.t-rꜥ mr(y)-jmn sꜣ rꜥ rꜥ-ms-s(w)-ḥqꜣ jwn.w
The king of upper an lower Egypt, Wesermaatre-Meriamon, the son of Ra, Ramses-Heqaiounou
Ramesses III Usermaatre-Meriamun

wnn skr sꜣq m ḏ.t=f ḥqꜣ.t ḥnw wṯs ḥm=f m tꜣ
Sokar is gathered in his body, she who rules the Henu-bark, who lifts his majesty in the land.
Cleopatra VII Philopator

ṯs tw qꜣ šw.ty ḥqꜣ wꜣḏ.ty
who raises you, high of the double plume, the ruler of the two uraeus snakes
Cleopatra VII Philopator
Bibliography
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Credits
Creator: TSL
Editor(s): J. Grotenhuis
jꜣq regular

Tokens
TokenSourceDate

jꜣq jr s(y) jṯj n=k s(y) m rn=k pw n jꜣqs nṯr
Climb to it, take it for yourself in this name of yours of the divine jAqs-garment.
Unas

jꜣq jr s(y) jṯj n=k s(y) m rn=k pw n jꜣqs nṯr
Climb to it, take it for yourself in this name of yours of the divine jAqs-garment.
Unas
Bibliography
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Credits
Creator: J. Grotenhuis
Editor(s): Ph. Seyr
ꜥwt regular
Comment Used as substitute for TSL_1_5688 (S39).
Tokens
TokenSourceDate

m jwꜣ.w wnḏ.w ꜥw.wt ḫꜣs.wt
in long horned cattle, short horned cattle and the herds of the deserts.
Hatshepsut Maatkare
Bibliography
Gardiner, Alan Henderson (1957), Egyptian grammar being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs, 3rd, revised edition, page 508
Credits
Creator: J. Grotenhuis
Editor(s): J. Grotenhuis

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