Ankh wedja seneb

S34
 
U28
 
S29

(Unicode: 𓋹𓍑𓋴)
ankh wedja seneb
in hieroglyphs

The Ancient Egyptian phrase ankh, wedja, seneb (ꜥnḫ wḏꜢ snb) meaning "life, prosperity, health" is an epithetic formula which often appears after the names of Pharaohs or references to their household, or at the end of letters.

The phrase comprises three hieroglyphs: the triliteral sign for ankh, meaning "life", the biliteral sign wedj, and the alphabetic sign s.

The phrase's true grammatical form is difficult to reconstruct, though Gardiner suggests the symbols may represent verbs in the stative form.

For the actions by the pharaoh Ptolemy V of the Rosetta Stone (196 BC), the gods reward him by (line 35):

"the gods and goddesses have given him victory, and power, and life, and strength, and health [A.U.S.], and every beautiful thing of every kind whatsoever" (trans. Budge 2905)
R9 R9 R9
 
X7 W24
Z9
D40
N35
M3
Aa1 X1
 
S34 U28 S29
 
F18
D21
Aa1 X1
V30
nfr D21
F40
O34
N35
Z2
(Unicode: 𓊺𓊺𓊺 𓏘𓏌𓏴𓂡𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏 𓋹𓍑𓋴 𓄑𓂋𓐍𓏏𓎟𓄤𓂋𓄫𓊃𓈖𓏥)
ΔΕΔΩΚΑΣΙΝ ΑΥΤΩΙ ΟΙ ΘΕΟΙ ΥΓΙΕΙΑΝ ΝΙΚΗΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΑΛΛ ΑΓΑΘ[Α…]

References

  1. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache 1, 193.8–198.10, 198.11–200.8
  2. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache 1, 399.14–401.2
  3. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache 1, 401.3–8
  4. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache 4, 158.2–159.5
  5. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache 4, 161.7
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