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I'm carving this into the pyramids where it doesn't belong, to throw archeologists for a loop

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[–] Wren@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Which one means butt? The bird, the ladle, or the squash on an 80° angle?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Could be none of them on its own. Egyptian hieroglyphs had a meaning as a word but could also be used as letters.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They often also had a meaning as a part of a word or as a syllable!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

nonsense script isn't used that way

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

𓃘 or 𓀗 or 𓀐 are all good substitutes until we can find out.