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The Science of Secrecy
 

 

 

The Code Challenge

Message 2

What is the name of this king?

Hieroglyphic message

To obtain your letter from this message, simply take the initial letter of the king's name.

To establish the sound value for each hieroglyph, use this table of sound values.

  Object depicted Modern sound
Hieroglyph Flowering reed i or a weak y
Hieroglyph Quail chick w or u
Hieroglyph Foot b
Hieroglyph Stool p
Hieroglyph Horned viper f
Hieroglyph Water n
Hieroglyph Mouth r
Hieroglyph Basket with handle k
Hieroglyph Loaf t
Hieroglyph Tethering rope tj or tsh
Hieroglyph Hand d
     
Determinative  
     
Hieroglyph Man seated Indicates the name of a man