The Hieroglyphic Phonetic Alphabet

Symbol

Meaning

English Sound

vulture

short A, as in cat

forearm

long A, as in table

leg

hard B, as in big

basket, hillside

hard C (K), as in call

hobble rope

CH, as in children

hand

hard D, as in dog

two reed leaves

long E, as in lead

vulture

short E, as in met

horned viper

F, as in flower

pot stand

hard G, as in gap

cobra

soft G, as in generous

shelter, rope

H, as in he, who

reed leaf

short & long I, as in him, I'm

cobra

J, as in jelly

basket, hillside

hard C or K, as in kind, Christmas, lack

mouth

L, as in lisp, linger

owl

M, as in milk, dumb

water

N, as in none

quail chick

long O, as in lose, moon

vulture

short O, as in brought, got

stool

P, as in pretty

horned viper

PH, as in pharaoh

+

basket + quail

Q, as in queen

mouth

R, as in red

folded linen

S, (soft C), as in silly, peace

lake

SH, as in shilling

loaf of bread

T, as in talk

cow belly

soft TH, as in moth

(not known)

hard TH, as in there

quail chick

short U, as in lull

+

reed + quail

long U, as in rule

horned viper

V, as in villain

quail chick

W, as in will, where, when

+

basket + linen

X, as in fox

reed leaf

short Y, as in yes

two reed leaves

long Y, as in tarry

door fastening

Z sound, as in xylophone, zany