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EDITOR'S PREFACE.
The Egyptian alphabet appears to have been purely consonantal, at least
such is our opinion, but our readers might find a difficulty in making for
themselves a pronounceable word out of groups of consonants like htp, Usrtsn,
and so on. The conventional pronunciation of the words (their real pro-
nunciation being unknown) has therefore been indicated by inserting the
letter e where necessary ; the three " breathings " (if we may name them so)
these troublesome consonants. The chick ^ is no longer a w but u, and the
pronunciation of the y as a vowel, in such names as Khety, will present no
difficulty to the English reader.
have been vocalized
distinguish
British Museum,
December 6th, 1893.
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
The Egyptian alphabet appears to have been purely consonantal, at least
such is our opinion, but our readers might find a difficulty in making for
themselves a pronounceable word out of groups of consonants like htp, Usrtsn,
and so on. The conventional pronunciation of the words (their real pro-
nunciation being unknown) has therefore been indicated by inserting the
letter e where necessary ; the three " breathings " (if we may name them so)
these troublesome consonants. The chick ^ is no longer a w but u, and the
pronunciation of the y as a vowel, in such names as Khety, will present no
difficulty to the English reader.
have been vocalized
distinguish
British Museum,
December 6th, 1893.