| “His father Tum set up for him a great name, with increase of royalty.” |
Chessboard (men) set up.
Zigzag (en) has. After zigzag appears a thick line, which Dr. Birch thinks to be a papyrus roll, the usual sign of possession.
Semicircle (t) with cerastes (ef) make up (tef) father.
Semicircle (t) phonetic consonantal complement of t in Tum.
Sledge (tm) Tum. The setting sun, worshipped at Heliopolis, probably same as Atum. The god Tum appears on the four sides of the pyramidion, and some therefore think that the obelisk stood with its companion in front of the temple of Tum at Heliopolis.
Mouth (ru) for.
| Zigzag (n) | } | The two form (nef) him. |
| Cerastes (ef) |
Swallow (ur) great. This is the usual hieroglyph for greatness.
Cartouche (khen) name. The cartouche is usually the oval form in which the king inscribed his name. Here it stands for name.