Re: hoopoe

Is there another form recorded for hoopoe? If not,
you'll have to assume that the hoopoe glyph /D(w)b/
means hoopoe, right? If they used a glyph of a hoopoe
to make the sound, the sound was based on something,
most likely the name of the hoopoe. If there was
another word recorded, one can only guess that the
glyph originates in a previous word meaning "hoopoe"


--- Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...> wrote:

> Egyptian uses hieroglyphs to write sequences of
> consonants called
> biliterals.
>
> The hoopoe is used to write D(w)b though the meaning
> 'hoopoe' is not
> recorded for D(w)b.
>
>
> Patrick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [tied] hoopoe
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patrick Ryan
> >
> > The hoopoe is used in HEg. for Db.
> >
> > The meaning for Db as 'hoopoe' is not recorded.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > =============
> >
> > I don't understand
> > these two sentences
> >
> > Kezako ?
> >
> > Arnaud
> >
> > ============
> >
> >
>

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