^^ Redneck, are you sure that chart is accurate? I am no Egyptologist but thought it was more complex than that. Would be surprised that such a direct phonetic translation is the case
I have a friend who is crazy for Egyptian stuff (lived there, egyptian wife etc) who says that experts now can actually read hieroglyphics, but I always wondered if this is really true, or over-confidence/arrogance of said scholars who are more likely than not getting most of it wrong.
Luigi is our resident linguist specialist, I never know if my naturally high skepticism of such things is warranted. It sure feels that way, lol I hate it when academics discuss ancient times as though they were certain of themselves
I agree with Canuckster about most logos being sigils, whether conciously created with this intention or not... You are encapsulating the look and character of a business venture into a simple image. Is it only a sigil if you perform rituals with it afterwards?
Here are some other good logo threads
(I still think the Cadillac logo in the 3rd link is perhaps the most bizarre of all corporate logos):
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