Pr is the hieroglyph for 'house', the floor-plan of a walled building with an open doorway. Though its original pronunciation is unknown, modern egyptology assigns it the value of Per.

Pr combined with an associated "personal name", god, or location becomes the "House of .... ." An example for pharaoh Setnakhte is the city of: Pr-Atum, (city of Pithom).

The shape of Pr in beginning dynasties had variations in the shape of a square, with the opening. See Garrett Reference for tomb of Official Ti.

House of Life

Pr and Ankh-(Life) is a "combination hieroglyph" and is the "word" for House of Life. The House of Life is a library for papyrus books-(scrolls), as well as a possible scriptorium.

"Pr-name" /associations

pr-aa– Pharaoh pa-pr-aa– Papyrus Pr-Ab– Thoth Per-Amun– Pelusium Pr-Ankh– Kemetic reconstructionism Pr-Heh– Kemetic reconstructionism Pr-Aat– Heliopolis Pr-Atum– Heliopolis Pr-Atum– Setnakhte Pr-Banebdjedet– Mendes Pr-Bast– Bast Pr-Bast– Bubastis Pr-Bastet– Zagazig Pr-Hai– Malqata Pr-Hay– Amenhotep III

Pr-Hay– Great Temple of the Aten Pr-Hathor– Aphroditopolis Pr-Hedj– Treasury (House of Silver) Pr-Medjat– Library Pr-Nebu– Treasury (House of Gold) Pr-Nebyt– Ramesses V Pr-Nemty– Hieracon Pr-Ramesses– Avaris, History of ancient Egypt Pr-Sekhemkheperre– Takelot III Pr-Sopdu– Sopdu Pr-t– Season of the Emergence Pr-Temu Tjeku– Necho II Pr-Wadjet– Buto, Wadjet Pr-Yinepu– Anubis

See also

• Pr-Bast
• Pr-Medjed
• Pr-Nemty
• Pr-Wadjet
• Pi-Ramesses

External links

• Per-Ankh ; Article ; List of sources to the Per-ankh
• Per-ankh: The House of Life

References

• Garrett, Kenneth. Treasures of Egypt, Nationaal Geographic Collector's Ed. No. 5. Kenneth Garrett, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 2003. Wall scenery hieroglyphs of 5th Dyn. Ti , in Ti's tomb.