Glyphs

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Glyphs
Released29 March 2004 (Update)
MembersNo
QuestNone
LocationAl Kharid
OptionsNone
ExamineA tablet covered in weird looking little squiggles and pictures.
Advanced data
Object ID911

Glyphs are pieces of scenery found in almost every house in Al Kharid. The symbols depict ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, but have no relation to any Kharidian lore. They can only be examined.

Locations

Location Members Spawns Map League region
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Background

Hieroglyphics

The symbols on the object depict real-life hieroglyphs, drawn from an inscription found on the back of the Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta, which is currently on display in the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.

The inscription contains an Ancient Egyptian offering formula addressed to Anubis, dedicating offerings to the deity in the hope of receiving certain favours in the afterlife. As only the upper part of the three leftmost columns are covered by the glyphs, a fragmented text results from the translation:

The photo texture used on various objects in-game, matching the inscriptions on the back of the artefact.
𓇓 𓏏 𓊵 𓏙 𓈖 𓇋 𓊪 𓅱 𓏃
An offering which the king gives to Anubis, foremost of (...)
𓊻 𓂽 𓂻 𓏏 𓅓 𓂋
(...) the necropolis, [and] can enter and leave R[esi-tjaou] (...)
𓈖 𓂓 𓈖 𓏞 𓉒 𓈖 𓎟
(...) for the ka of the scribe of the treasury of the lord of (...)

Translation

The full back of the Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta.

The full text consists of two offering formulas: one to Anubis, and one to Sobek.[1] Both start at opposite edges of the inscription, and converge towards a middle shared column. One formula spans the first to the third column, and is read left to right, while the other runs from the fifth column to the third, and is read from right to left.

An offering which the king gives to Anubis, foremost of the divine booth, [that] he may grant that my corpse is entombed in

the necropolis, [and] can enter and leave Resi-tjaou, that my ba will not be obstructed in what it desires,

for the ka of the scribe of the treasury of the lord of the two lands, Nebsen, true of voice, and his beloved wife, the lady of the house Nebet-Ta, true of voice.

power, [and] emerge as a living ba sated by daily provisions,

An offering which the king gives to Sobek-Re, lord of Sumenu, [that] he may give me glory and

Glossary

  • Divine booth - an embalming station or a royal tomb; as the patron of mummification, Anubis presides over the divine booth.
  • Resi-tjaou - a name used to refer to a specific part of the underworld or of the Giza Necropolis, or as a general term for cemetery.[2]
  • Ba - a component of the soul, associated with the concept of personality.
  • Ka - another component of the soul, linked to vitality.
  • Sumenu - a town which housed the most prominent sanctuary of the crocodile-god Sobek.

Historical texture

The historical glyphs texture used in early 2004 displayed a different set of hieroglyphs, consisting of the following 18 symbols repeated twice:

𓄿 𓈖 𓏏 𓉔 𓅱 𓈖 𓇌 𓄿 𓃭 𓅓 𓇋 𓇋 𓂧 𓄿 𓆑 𓇋 𓎼 𓄿

Using a naive transliteration of English letters into uniliteral hieroglyphs, the signs correspond to the letters ANTHONYALMEIDAVEGA. This refers to Anthony Almeida-Vega, a Jagex moderator credited with 3d modelling and animation who likely created the texture during the conversion of Al Kharid in the early development of RuneScape 2.

Changes

Date Changes
10 January –
23 January 2006

The object was graphically updated again.

14 September –
2 November 2004

The object was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)
29 March 2004 –
Sept-Nov 2004 		Sept-Nov 2004 –
10-23 January 2006 		10-23 January 2006 –
present

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Jean-Jacques Charlet. Statue de Nebsen Nebet-ta (FR - 50). Projet Rosette. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ Herbert Verreth. Toponyms in Demotic and Abnormal Hieratic texts from the 8th century BC till the 5th century AD, (568). Trismegistos, 2011.
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