Letter |
Mtu Ntr |
Represents |
Sound |
Explanation |
A |
 |
vulture |
a t, ba t, a bout, a cross |
In the Ancient Egyptian alphabet use the vulture for the a sounds in words like "at" and "bat" or "about" and "across" |
A |
 |
forearm |
a ble, ma ke |
Use the forearm for the a sound in words like "able" and "make" |
B |
 |
foot |
b oy, b all |
Use the foot for the b sound in words like "boy" and "ball" |
C |
 
|
Basket, Hillside |
c andy,c aramel |
Use either the basket or the hillside for the hard c (k) sound in words like "candy" and "caramel" |
C |
 |
folded cloth |
nic e, c ent |
Use the folded cloth for the soft c (s ) sound in words like "nice" and "cent" |
CH |
 |
hobble rope |
ch ur ch, ch oose |
Use the hobble rope for the ch sound in words like "church" and "choose" |
D |
 |
hand |
d elta, d ime |
Use the hand for the d sound in words like "delta" and "dime" |
E |
 |
two reed leaves |
ree d, rea d, Mary
|
Use the two reed leaves for the long e sound in words like "reed", "read", and "Mary" |
E |
 |
vulture |
ea rn, ov er, e lf, be t |
Use the vulture for the e sound in words like "earn" and "over" or "elf" and "bet" |
F |
 |
horned viper |
f ar, f ort |
Use the horned viper for the f sound in words like "far" and "fort" |
G |
 |
pot stand |
g irl, g o |
Use the pot stand for the hard g sound in words like "girl" and "go" |
G |
 |
cobra |
G eorg e, g entle |
Use the cobra for the soft g (j) sound in words like "George" and "gentle" |
H |
  |
shelterrope |
h it, wh o, wh y |
Use either the shelter or the rope for the h sound in words like "hit", "who", "why" and "behind" |
I |
 |
reed leaf |
bi t, bi te |
Use one reed leaf for both the short and long i sounds like in words "bit" and "bite" |
J |
|
cobra |
j am, j inx |
Use the cobra for the j sound in words like "jam" and "jinx" |
K |
|
basket hillside |
C at, ba ck, Ch ris |
Use either the basket or hillside for the k (hard c) sound in words like "kite", "cat", "back", "Chris", and "school" |
L |
 or
 |
open mouthlion |
l ate, l oaf |
Use the open mouth or lion for the l sound in words like "late" and "loaf" |
M |
 |
owl |
m ud, crum b |
Use the owl for the m sound in words like "mud" and "crumb" |
N |
 |
water |
n ile, bon e |
Use the water for the n sound in words like "nile" and "bone" |
O |
 |
quail chick |
moo n, hoo t, o pen, boa t, soo t, foo t |
Use the quail chick for the o sound in words like moon and "hoot", "open" and "boat", or "soot" and "foot" |
O |
|
vulture |
O liver, ho t, bou ght |
Use the vulture for the o sounds in words like "cot", "Oliver", "hot" and "bought" |
P |
 |
stool |
p et, p ond |
Use the stool for the p sound in words like "pet" and "pond" |
PH |
|
horned viper |
F ax, ph one |
Use the horned viper for the ph sound in words like "fax", "phone", and "Phoenix" |
Q |
|
basket + quail chick |
qu een, qu ick |
Combine the basket (k) and the quail chick (w) to make the qu (kw) sound in words like "queen" and "quick" |
R |
|
open mouth |
r ain, cr own |
Use the open mouth for the r sound in words like "rain" or "crown" |
RA RE |
 |
the sun |
drama, Barbara, ray, brave |
Use the sun for the ra and re sounds in words like "drama" and "Barbara" or "ray" and "brave" |
S |
|
folded cloth |
house, piece, cats
|
Use the folded cloth for the s (soft c) sounds in words like "house", "pieces" and "cats" |
SH |
 |
lake |
sh ip, Sh ine, mach ine |
Use the lake for the sh sound in words like "ship", "shine" and "machine" |
T |
 |
bread loaf |
t ell, let
|
Use the bread loaf for the t sound in words like "tell" and "let" |
TH |
 |
cow's belly |
th rough, bo th
|
Use the cow's belly for the th sound in words like "through" and "both" |
TH |
 |
(unknown) |
th e, both er |
Use this Mtu Ntr for the th sound found in words like the and "bother" |
U |
|
quail chick |
cu t, gu ll, u tter, fu ll, pu ll |
Use the quail chick for the u sound in words like "cut", "gull" and "utter" or "full" and "pull" |
U |
|
reed leaf + quail chick |
mu le, fue l |
Combine one reed leaf and the quail chick to make the long u sound in words like "mule" and "fuel" |
V |
|
horned viper |
v ideo, cov er |
Use the horned viper for the v sound in words like "video" and "cover" |
W |
|
quail chick |
w ind, cow,wh ere, wh at |
Use the quail chick for the w sound in words like "wind", "cow", "where" and "what" |
X |
|
basket + folded cloth |
ex tra, box, X avier, |
combine the basket (k) and the folded cloth (s) to make the x (ks) sound in words like "extra", "box" and "Xavier" |
Y |
|
reed leaf |
y ellow, cray on |
Use one reed leaf for the y sound in words like "yellow", "yankee", "you" and "crayon" |
Y |
|
Double reed leafdouble strokes |
Marry, easy
|
Use two reed leaves or double strokes for the y (long e) sound in words like "Marry", "easy" and "Yvonne" |
Z |
 |
door bolt |
Z ebra, X erox, please, pieces, boys
|
Use the door bolt for the z sound in words like "Zebra", "Xerox", "please", "pieces", and "boys" |