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Legs-forward (hieroglyph)

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Walking
Legs-(forward)
in hieroglyphs


The Walking Legs-forward is an ancient Egyptian language hieroglyph of the concept of action, part of "going and returning". Walking Legs-returning is the other half.

The phonetic value of the hieroglyph is iw, and it means "to come". It is also used as a determinative in word formation.

Language usage of Walking Legs-forward

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In passages written by the pharaoh, or in stories, coming and going is common. Examples are travels to foreign lands, or visitors from other lands. Another example is the coming-and-goings to ceremonial religious sites, or festivals. Another example might be discussions about the need for workers to travel to the quarries or mines.

Rosetta Stone usage

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Though not appearing in the Rosetta Stone, (or the lost beginning half used from the Nubayrah Stele), the twin concept with the "Walking Legs-returning" shows how either can be interchanged. And besides Ptolemy V whose name uses the returning walking feet as Ptolemy, illustrious-("pr (hieroglyph)-r-feet"=Epiphany), eucharistos, one good example is shown from line 18, (Nubayrah Stele):

He (pharaoh) took care to behold to make 'to go'-(with "returning feet"), infantry, cavalry, and ships, to drive back (or, against), those who came-("returning feet"-correct usage) to fight against Egypt...

The word 'depart'

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"to depart"
"go away"
in hieroglyphs

The going in-and-coming out ideas are complex and interchangeable, as can be shown by the word "depart": it uses the Walking Legs-returning hieroglyph.

See also

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References

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  • Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989. (softcover, ISBN 0-486-26163-8)