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1 Nubers and Dates Nubers are constructed according to a decial syste: Units of 1 = Units of 10: Units of 100: À Units of 1000: Units of 10,000: ß Units of 100,000: Units of 1,000,000: l In coplex nubers the higher nubers are written first: l ßßßß ÀÀÀÀÀ Nubers are used ainly by accountants and so are used in the following way: the noun or things counted is written first, usually in the singular, less often in the plural and the nuber is written after it: π µ rnpt 20 è UÉ HfAw 75 çà} zp.w 4 Measureents PC r dbn approx. 91g, Ë r µ kdt, OC± hn approx. half a litre, ù H cubit, ß Dba finger In easureents, the thing counted coes first, then the easure, then nuber: ã AAA P C r ÀÀÀ ÀÀÀ Ë µ r HD dbn 761 qd.t 2

2 Counting stuff: 1. To stop the goddess Sakhet fro destroying ankind you need: è = µ 2. Results of hunting expeditions of Aunhotep III µ Àè flu;à 3. List of anials in the tob of Rini µ«s øs «s «ÀÀÀ ÀÀ 4.List of booty of Tuthose III offered to Aun-Ra µ Ω? «5«gπ µ C µ!!«µ À [«g µ À { µ 5 t í ú Js# J C ò òø«5. Tribute fro Retenu (Syria) ô: Ä J Ø= ± Ø= ± µ ± C Õ ± sss ç ± C Õ ± ss Ø J Ÿ P C r 6. Tribute fro Wawat (Nubia) J P C r ssss ssss! µ C k É-«

3 Dates The years of kings are nubered: π µ } rnpt zp plus year... The year was divided into three seasons of four onths:, Abd each: id July to id Noveber Ω µ Axt Flood, id Noveber to id March L µ prt Growing, id March to id July F D% Sw Hot (harvest). The onth was divided into 30 days: O É% hrw An extra five days were added at the end the epagoenal days the birthdays of the gods. In fact the calendar was out by a quarter of a day but no leap years were added, so every 1440 years the calendar was correct. 1. Date of an expedition to Wadi Haaat π µ } + Ω µ% + 2. Date of birth of the kings of Dynasty 5: L µ % 3. Date of the sighting of the star Sopdet (Sirius) at the beginning of the year and festival naes and dates: π µ } CÃ % è Œ µ 1 /ú, F D % L µ µ. µ», F D % è s è, Ω µ % íè, L µ %

4 ROYAL NAMES - TITULARY The full Egyptian royal titulary has five parts, each consisting of a title and an epithet or nae: 1. Îr Horus nae Y 2. Nb.ty Nebty or Two Ladies f 3. Îr-nbw Horus of Gold ^ 4. nzw-bity King of Upper and Lower Egypt Ã µ µ 5. za Ra Son of Re ~ % The Horus nae is usually written in a rectangular box or serekh and the nzw-bity and za Ra naes in a cartouche. The nzw-bity nae was probably adopted on accession and is the official throne nae of the king. The za Ra nae was the personal nae of the king. [1] Titles of Senwosret I (Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdo) YŒ?É µ fœ?é µ ^Œ? Ã µ µ %Øè Îr anx zwt ~ %, µ C ºŒú,Æ % µ 1 [2] Full titles of Tuthose III (Dynasty 18, New Kingdo) Y ú<g µ fêã µ % Æg çµ!^ ) ) <«Ãµ µ % Ø ~ % p?cø U ë µ è µ AAA M [3] Date of the Nubian capaign of Tuthose I π µ }, Ω µ % f < òg C 4 µ h )) ^Cπππ Œ BB B Ãµ µ % høè ºŒ ~% p? µ1 [4] Titulary of Hatshepsut é', µ è è è f µ πππ CYµ:kM µ^ô µ< Ã µ µ %kè Ä µ É µ C µ CK µ ~ % C $ µ V µ

5 Tuthose III - translit and translation Îr ka-nxt xai--waz.t Nb.ty wah-nzwy.t i-ra--pt Îr-nbw zx-ph.ty dzr-xai.w Nzw-bity (Mn-xpr-Ra) za-ra ( Hwty-ziw nfr-xpr.w) ry Îw.t-Îr nb.t fka.t Horus: Strong-bull Arising-in-Thebes; Two Ladies: Enduring-of-Kingship like Re in heaven; Horus of Gold: Powerful-of-Strength Holy-of-diades; King of Upper and Lower Egypt: Menkheperre; Son of Re Tuthose, Beautiful of fors, beloved of Hathor, Lady of Turquoise.

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