KHMT: METU NETER: LANGUAGE OF THE GOD

Hieroglyphic signs, transliterations, some translations of Shennu cartouches, scribes, palettes and pen, papyrus paper, and papyri plants.
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Temple relief from Edfu. The Hippopotamus (hieroglyph) is Gardiner sign listed no. E25, in the category of mammals. It is used in Egyptian hieroglyphs as a determinative in words designating the animal, in Egyptian as db, and kh3b. The hieroglyph shows the massiveness of the hippo's body, on its short legs. In Late Period Egypt, it was also used for words related to "heavy" (namely dns, udn-(wdn)
Scribe royal et général de Ramsès II protégé par le dieu Thot sous forme de babouin
Narmer Palette - Wikipedia
Serekhs bearing the rebus symbols n'r (catfish) and mr (chisel) inside, being the phonetic representation of Narmer's name
Statue of Sa-Iset Holding a Stela With Prayers to Ra. Neues Museum
Sa-Iset & Sa-Mut Holding Stelae With Prayers to Ra. Neues Museum