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Neb-Ma'at-Re
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The Egyptians used the glyph [D22] (Gardiner's sign list) to represent the fraction 2/3. Does anyone know the phonetic value of [D22] which seems to be a modification of [D21] which has the phonetic value of 'r'?

Alsadaawi where are you hiding?????

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I've been wondering the same thing. Maybe he started writing his book?
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I sent Dr. Alsaadawi a email but he has yet to respond.


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I have posted this same question on Alsadaawi's site ( http://alsaadawi.exeedia.com/frames.html )
but it appears he has not updated it since 1/9/04. Hmmmmmmmmm....I hope everything is ok.

BTW: Any info or feedback on the original question???
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[This message has been edited by Neb-Ma'at-Re (edited 16 February 2004).]


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Hi Neb,

I answered your question and please let me repeat my message here again:

** Dear Neb, thank you for your messages. Please pardon me for my absence. It was out of my hand.

The AE glyph [D22] denotes 2/4 **two quarters** which means 1/2 **one-half** and don't mean 2/3 as wrongly known in traditional Egyptology. The sign [D21] for phoneme _r_ means four (4) as a number. It is unique in Egyptian numbers (1-10) and has a phonetic value **arba3a**. You know that number (4) is written as 4 vertical dashes IIII but it could be written also like [Z1:D21].

The phonetic value for the Egyptian 1/4 **one quarter** is "rob3' and written in Hieroglyphs as [D21:Z1:D36]. Please, see Wallis Budge EHD p.415a last entry. He translated it to 'number'!! The phonetic value for [D22] is **rob3yn** or in slang Egyptian 'rob3ain', which means in English 'two-quarters'. Gardiner offered it a close phonetic value 'rwy' but wrongly translated it to 2/3 'two-thirds'!!

[R4:N16:N16]-[S29-S34], = Kind Greetings and Peace.

Ossama Alsaadawi **

I'm really glad that I'm back again. I have some bone fracture which needs a long time to heal up.

Thank you Neb, **Ausar** and all the good friends of SearchEgypt for your kind interest.

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Hope you heal real soon,Dr. Alsaadawi. Nice to hear you are allright despite your bone fracture.
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Can this information be counted as accurate or has the numerical values changed?

Peace!~

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Appreciate your input Dr. Alsaadawi.
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