Language Usage of Papyrus Stem
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| w3dj component letters-'U-A-dj' in hieroglyphs |
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| 3 of many spellings, 'W3dj' in hieroglyphs |
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| Uatch-ur the "Great Green Sea" the "Mediterranean" in hieroglyphs |
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The basic usage of the papyrus stem hieroglyph is as an ideogram, (graphic picture), in the word for "papyrus stem", the w3dj, or the older representation of "uatch".
As the papyrus plant is from the Nile Delta, and is a symbol of Lower Egypt and its green and productive quality of food growing, the usage of the papyrus stem is also used to represent growth, vigour, youth, all things fresh, new and growing.
The green color, or the Nile Delta's connection to the Mediterranean Sea, gave rise to the word the "Great Green", the Mediterranean, and thus its hieroglyphic spelling of the sea, using the papyrus stem hieroglyph-(green, great, or green-great-sea-"w3dj-wr").
Other words in the family of 'w3dj', or "uatch" words are related to: green, yellow green, green stones, eyepaint; also trees, plants, and amulets, to name a few.
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