Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) Alphabet

 

Letter

Mtu Ntr

Represents

Sound

Explanation

A
vulture
a t, ba t, a bout, a cross
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
,
shelter

 

rope
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 mouth

 

 

lion
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
or
Double reed leaf

 

double 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