reply to post by woodwytch
I can give you a little bit of assistance in this field, Woody. Gematria, being mathematical, is also not one of my strongest suits either. I don't
know for sure whether or not Egyptian Gematria works out as perfectly as Hebrew Gematria, but not for lack of trying, ha ha. Utilizing
this page, specifically the "Hieroglyphs representing single consonants" section as a guide
I'll lay it out for you:
Vulture: numerical value of 1
Lower Leg: numerical value of 2
Jar Stand: numerical value of 3
Hand: numerical value of 4
Twisted Flax: numerical value of 5
Reed Shelter: numerical value of 5
Quail / Chick: numerical value of 6
Door Bolt: numerical value of 7
Sieve: numerical value of 8
Animal's Belly: numerical value of 8
Snake: numerical value of 9
Flowering Reed: numerical value of 10
Basket w/ Handle: numerical value of 20
N/A: numerical value of 30
Owl: numerical value of 40
Water: numerical value of 50
Folded Cloth: numerical value of 60
Door bolt: numerical value of 60
Forearm: numerical value of 70
Stool: numerical value of 80
Horned Viper: numerical value of 80
Tethering Rope: numerical value of 90
Hill slope: numerical value of 100
Mouth: numerical value of 200
Pool: numerical value of 300
Loaf: numerical value of 400
Now, Gematria works like this:
1. Take a word: example being House
2. Translate it to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
3. Determine the numerical value of "House"
4. Look for words with the same numerical value
5. Determine if these other words relate to "house"
If all 5 steps follow in line, then you've found a good example of Gematria. Now, I'm not fluent in a language very few people know ha ha. So most
of the legwork of determining if Egyptian Gematria works will, unfortunately, be on you to determine. However, with Omniglot's assistance, and the
Gematria values right there, you should be able to do it if you can find an accessible Egyptian Lexicon.
Concerning vibrations and aural pronunciations... No one actually knows what way Egyptian Hieroglyphs were spoken. However, from translations of their
scrolls, and works we do know that words were considered to be powerful bridges between humanity and the Duat — Land of the Dead — where the gods
reside.
With this knowledge it is safe to assume that special importance was attached to speaking the language during ritual events. Just as the Hermetic
philosophers presented their break through in the Principle of Vibrations, the Egyptians considered your Ren — honorific, title, name — to be an
actual part of your Soul (called a Ba).
If you'd like a good introduction to the language, I'd recommend picking up a translation of the
Egyptian Book of Coming Forth by Day, also
called the
Egyptian Book of the Dead. Make sure it's a translation by E.A. Wallis Budge though, since a majority of his have the presumed
phonetic pronunciation of the language beneath each passage, as well as the Hieroglyphs he translated them from.
Now, how do you put it all together to figure out it's divine meaning and importance to the Universe... well, that might be just a little bit above
my pay grade... just a little though. Ha ha. I'm not so confident to assume that I have figured out the meaning to everything (yes, I know, it's
24).
My advice to you then would be to meditate upon the Hieroglyphs, their numerical associations, and any phonetic pronunciations you may happen to come
by. Sometimes through this method one can connect infinitely more to a language or script than by simply reading, and reading, and reading about it.
My own meditation upon Anglo Saxon Runes, and the Enochian script of Edward Kelly and Dr. John Dee has lead me to adopt them as my ritual language and
script.
I wish you luck in uncovering some hidden meaning in the Hieroglyphs. I hope my small introduction here is helpful in getting you started on the right
foot.
~ Scribe