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<div>The '''numeral 10 (hieroglyph)''' is [[Gardiner's sign list|Gardiner sign list]]ed No. V20, in the category of ''rope, fiber, baskets, bags, etc.'' It is found in hieroglyphs, often in association with ''counting'', or ''accounting'' (months or seasons, for example), and has an [[Egyptian language]] phonetic value of ''mt''.<ref>Budge, 1920 (1978). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' p. 331a.</ref> It is similar to a ''fetter-shaped object(?)'', described by Budge, 1920, (1978), as ''"objects of wood or wickerwork; terrify, terrible,"''<ref>Budge, 1920 (1978). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' section: ''A List of Hieroglyphic Characters: '''''Strokes and Doubtful Objects''''', p. cxlvii.</ref> (now in Gardiner's list as V19 and Aa19 <hiero>V19..Aa19</hiero>. (Budge shows a 3rd variety.)</div> |
<div>The '''numeral 10 (hieroglyph)''' is [[Gardiner's sign list|Gardiner sign list]]ed No. V20, in the category of ''rope, fiber, baskets, bags, etc.'' It is found in hieroglyphs, often in association with ''counting'', or ''accounting'' (months or seasons, for example), and has an [[Egyptian language]] phonetic value of ''mt''.<ref>Budge, 1920 (1978). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' p. 331a.</ref> It is similar to a ''fetter-shaped object(?)'', described by Budge, 1920, (1978), as ''"objects of wood or wickerwork; terrify, terrible,"''<ref>Budge, 1920 (1978). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' section: ''A List of Hieroglyphic Characters: '''''Strokes and Doubtful Objects''''', p. cxlvii.</ref> (now in Gardiner's list as V19 and Aa19 <hiero>V19..Aa19</hiero>. (Budge shows a 3rd variety.)</div> |
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==Palermo Stone usage, 2390 BC== |
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[[File:Palermo2.png|thumb|220px|left|Graphic showing date (left column, ''"[[crescent moon (hieroglyph)|Month]] 2, Day 23"''), Row V (''Palermo Piece'')]] |
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[[File:Pietra di Palermo (geroglifici) 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''Palermo Piece'' (at Palermo Museum) of the 7—piece [[Palermo Stone]].]] |
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The ''numeral 10 hieroglyph'' is used extensively in the 24th century BC [[Palermo Stone]], as the record of [[Nile River]] Flood levels of some King-Year records use the numeral "10". It is also in a few of the King Year-Registers that record: "date" (month & days), or especially Row VI (of the VI rows on the ''Palermo Piece'' (of the 7—piece stone), where accounting of fowl, and cattle is recorded, using ''numeral 10''. |
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<!--vertical carob <hiero>M29</hiero> and the vertical date <hiero>M30</hiero>have identical meanings in the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|Egyptian hieroglyphic]] language of "sweet", and related words. The '''carob (hieroglyph)''' is a ''ripe carob pod w/seeds'', and its meaning of "sweet" extends to items of taste, smell, and touch.<ref>Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. ''[[Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook]]'', triliteral '''T13''', pp. 268-69.</ref> |
<!--vertical carob <hiero>M29</hiero> and the vertical date <hiero>M30</hiero>have identical meanings in the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|Egyptian hieroglyphic]] language of "sweet", and related words. The '''carob (hieroglyph)''' is a ''ripe carob pod w/seeds'', and its meaning of "sweet" extends to items of taste, smell, and touch.<ref>Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. ''[[Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook]]'', triliteral '''T13''', pp. 268-69.</ref> |
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The numeral 10 (hieroglyph) is Gardiner sign listed No. V20, in the category of rope, fiber, baskets, bags, etc. It is found in hieroglyphs, often in association with counting, or accounting (months or seasons, for example), and has an Egyptian language phonetic value of mt.[1] It is similar to a fetter-shaped object(?), described by Budge, 1920, (1978), as "objects of wood or wickerwork; terrify, terrible,"[2] (now in Gardiner's list as V19 and Aa19
. (Budge shows a 3rd variety.)
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Palermo Stone usage, 2390 BC
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The numeral 10 hieroglyph is used extensively in the 24th century BC Palermo Stone, as the record of Nile River Flood levels of some King-Year records use the numeral "10". It is also in a few of the King Year-Registers that record: "date" (month & days), or especially Row VI (of the VI rows on the Palermo Piece (of the 7—piece stone), where accounting of fowl, and cattle is recorded, using numeral 10.
See also
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References
- Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes, 1314 pp. and cliv-(154) pp.) (softcover, ISBN 0-486-23615-3)