Patterns and Practices of Sign-Form Variation: Selected Examples of the qjs Logogram from the Fifth to Nineteenth Dynasties

A survey of the forms and distribution of the hieroglyphic logogram for the town of Qis ( qjs ). A typology of sign-forms is proposed on the basis of sign lists and selected examples from the Fifth to Nineteenth Dynasties. Patterns in sign-form usage during the Old and Middle Kingdoms are discussed,...

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Main Author: Miller, Jordan Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2022, Volume: 149, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-227
Further subjects:B Cusae
B hieroglyphs
B mutilation of
B Palaeography
B Meir –mythological creature
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Summary:A survey of the forms and distribution of the hieroglyphic logogram for the town of Qis ( qjs ). A typology of sign-forms is proposed on the basis of sign lists and selected examples from the Fifth to Nineteenth Dynasties. Patterns in sign-form usage during the Old and Middle Kingdoms are discussed, and reasons for sign-form variation from the Old through New Kingdoms are suggested.
ISSN:2196-713X
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zaes-2021-0001