OverviewTexts
The Deshret Script typically does not use spaces, capitalization, or punctuation. These have been added to many of the deciphered texts below for legibility.
For texts with unclear letters, the deciphered text includes educated guesses based on clearly distinguishable letters, the general shapes of unclear letters, and context.
Open World[]
| Image | Source | Deciphered Text | Interpreted Text |
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Primal Construct Inscriptions | POIM ANDR ES | Poimandres (Greek: Ποιμάνδρης "Poimandres")[Note 1] |
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Algorithm of Semi-Intransient Matrix of Overseer Network Inscriptions | KOSMOS (on the Reshapers) EROS (on the Prospectors) PLE ROMA (on the center piece) |
Kosmos (Ancient Greek: κόσμος "order; world, universe; mankind")
Eros (Ancient Greek: ἔρως "love, desire") Pleroma (Ancient Greek: πλήρωμα "fullness") |
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Doorways found across the Great Red Sand[Note 2] | (inscriptions repeat at random, each one only listed once)
ASAR |
Asar (Egyptian: wsjr), another spelling of Osiris
Sekhem (Egyptian: sḫm "power, control, authority") Khepera (Egyptian: ḫprj), another spelling of Khepri Kheftiu (Egyptian: ḫftj "enemy, adversary") Tem (Egyptian: jtm(w)), another spelling of Atum Ra (Egyptian: rꜥw), Egyptian god of the sun Likely Horakhty (Egyptian: ḥr-3ḫty "Horus of the two horizons")[Note 4] |
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King Deshret's tomb in The Mausoleum of King Deshret | AMONKHENTIAMENTI (left)
MEKDSRTWAFKHASUT (right) |
(left) Amon Khenti-Amenti, "Amon, Chief of the Dead
(right) "King Deshret, Conqueror of the Desert"[Note 5] |
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Pillars at Khaj-Nisut, the Towers of Betrayal, and the Great Hall of Truths | AHTATEN | Akhetaten (Egyptian: ꜣḫt-jtn "the place where the sun rises") |
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Obelisks in and outside Khaj-Nisut, Opet Hall, and The Mausoleum of King Deshret | AKHTAMON | Akht (Egyptian: Ꜣḫt "horizon" or "royal tomb" or "sacred eye of god") and Amon |
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Lamb-Devourer Rock | MGRBRPR VEZRVAN |
Marg bar Parvezravan (Persian: مرگ بر خسروروان "Death to Parvezravan")[Note 6] |
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Sobek Oasis Nameless Tablet | T H ATHA NAT HAN AN ATHA NA LAN ATHANAL ANATHANA |
Likely Ablanathanalba (Ancient Greek: ΑΒΛΑΝΑΘΑΝΑΛΒΑ "ablanathanalba")[Note 7] |
| Faruzan Idle Animation | MATHEMATIKE SYNTAXIS | Mathematike Syntaxis (Greek: Μαθηματικὴ Σύνταξις Mathēmatikē Syntaxis, "The Mathematical Arrangement")[Note 8] | |
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Records of the Ancient Oases | GULXVATUN BAYMIHRABAN XWEMNBANBISN EDARASUDAN |
GULXVATUN - Gul (Middle Persian: gwl gul, "flower") and xvatun (Middle Persian: xʾṯwn xātūn, "lady, noblewoman"), likely Nabu Malikata
BAYMIHRABAN - Bay (Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭢 bay, "lord") and mihraban (Middle Persian: mtr'pʾn' mihrbān, "kind") XWEMNBANBISN - Xwemn (Middle Persian: xwmn xwamn, "dream, sleep") and Banbisn (Middle Persian: bʾnbyšn bānbišn, "queen")[Note 9] EDARASUDAN - Edar (Middle Persian: ʾydr ēdar, "here") and asudan (Middle Persian: ʾswtn' āsūdan, "rest") |
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The Orchard of Pairidaeza | RUKDVTA | Greater Lord Rukkhadevata |
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The Orchard of Pairidaeza | DSHRT | King Deshret |
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The Orchard of Pairidaeza | NABUMLKTA | Nabu Malikata |
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Gurabad's Ruin - Temple of Deshret | HUVASTRA | Huvashtra |
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Gurabad's Ruin - Temple of Deshret | LILOUPAR | Liloupar |
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Gurabad's Ruin - Temple of Deshret | OHRMAZD | Ormazd |
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Gurabad's Ruin - Temple of Deshret | ?MAZ? | Likely an incomplete inscription of Ormazd. |
Eremites[]
| Image | Source | Deciphered Text | Interpreted Text |
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Inscription on the Daythunder's Greataxe | SHM SKHMT MT | SHM - likely Sekhem (Egyptian: sḫm "power, control, authority")
SKHMT - Sekhmet (Egyptian: sḫmt), an ancient Egyptian warrior goddess MT - likely Met (Egyptian: mwt "death") |
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Inscription on the Sunfrost's Blades | KHPSHNTR | Khopesh (Egyptian: ḫpš "khopesh"), and netjer (Egyptian: nṯr "god") |
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Inscription on the Clearwater's Blades | JZFT | Isfet (Egyptian: jzft "chaos, disorder") |
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Stone Enchanter's Inscriptions | SKHM (on the gauntlet) GB KHRP (on the pauldron) WBN EN (on the bracelet) |
SKHM - Sekhem (Egyptian: sḫm), a type of ritual sceptre
GB KHRP - Geb (Egyptian: geb), ancient Egyptian god of the earth, and kherp (Egyptian: ḫrp "the controller") WBN EN - Weben (Egyptian: wbn "to shine") |
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Stone Drake's Inscriptions | NFRWGB (on the neckpiece) KHMNW (on the sides of the headpiece) SBK (on the bracelet) |
NFRWGB - Neferu (Egyptian: nfrw "beauty of") and Geb (Egyptian: geb), ancient Egyptian god of the earth
KHMNW - Khemenu (Egyptian: ẖnmw), ancient Egyptian deity of the Nile River SBK - Sobek (Egyptian: sbk) |
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Inscription on the Floral Ring-Dancer's Ring | JTWN | Aten (Egyptian: jtn), the disc of the sun. |
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Dendro Spirit-Serpent's Inscriptions | WHDJ (on the ring) PPY (on the headpiece) |
WHDJ - Wadjet (Egyptian: wꜢḏyt "the Green One"), ancient Egyptian snake-headed goddess
PPY - Apep (Egyptian: ꜥꜣppy) |
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Inscription on the Galehunter's Bow | PDTNTR | Pedjet (Egyptian: pḏt "bow") and netjer (Egyptian: nṯr "god") |
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Inscription on the Wind Glede's Wings | NFRW NWT | Neferu (Egyptian: nfrw "beauty of") and Nut (Egyptian: nwt), ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky |
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Inscription on the Loremaster's Catalyst | KHPR | possibly Khepri (Egyptian: ḫprj), ancient Egyptian scarab-faced god |
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Pyro Scorpion's Inscriptions | SRKTJ (on the claws) DSHR (on the headpiece) |
SRKTJ - Serket (Egyptian: srqt), ancient Egyptian scorpion god
DSHR - Deshret (Egyptian: dšrt) |
Primal Obelisks[]
| Image | Source | Deciphered Text | Interpreted Text |
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Valley of Dahri | RAZANI | |
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Sobek Oasis | PASBAN | Pasban (Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭠𐭮𐭡𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭮𐭡𐭠𐭭 pāsbān, "guard, watcher") |
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Khaj-Nisut | RAVANI | Ravani (Persian: روانی ravâni, "mental, psychological") |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret, North | IALBAI | Combination of Yal (Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭫 yal, "hero") and bay (Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭢 bay, "lord") |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret, Center | AVSPAR | Abespar (Middle Persian: ʾp̄spʾl abespār, "commit, entrust")[Note 10] |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret (Beneath) | KARMIR | Karmir (Middle Persian: klmyr karmīr, "red, crimson") |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret, East (Underground) | PADSAH | Padsah (Persian: پادشاه pâdšâh, "king, monarch")[Note 11] |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret, East | IAZDIM | Yazdim (Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭲𐭩𐭬𐭩𐭦𐭲𐭩𐭬 yazdim, "my god") |
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The Mausoleum of King Deshret, West (Underground) | GEHANI | Gehani (Middle Persian: gyhʾn' gēhān, "worldly")[Note 12] |
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Duat Hall | XVADAI | Xwaday (Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭲𐭠𐭩𐭧𐭥𐭲𐭠𐭩 xwadāy, "lord") |
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Safhe Shatranj | MADRDZ | Possibly a combination of Madar (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥 mādar, "Mother") and dozd (Middle Persian: dwz dozd, "thief") |
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Debris of Panjvahe | RMSAHR | Ramsahr (Middle Persian: l'mštry rāmšahr, "peacekeeper in [his] dominion") |
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The Sands of Al-Azif | XVARRA | Khwarrah (Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭣𐭤𐭢𐭣𐭤 khwarrah, "divine glory, splendour")[Note 13] |
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Wadi al-Majuj | KDBANU | Kadbanu (Persian: کَدبانو kadbānu, "housewife") |
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Passage of Ghouls (Overground) | SAHZAR | Combination of Sah (Persian: شاه šâh, "king") and zar (Persian: زر zar, "gold") |
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Passage of Ghouls (Underground) | CHSNIG | Chasnig (Middle Persian: c'šnyg čāšnīg, "taste") |
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The Sands of Three Canals, South | PVZRVN | Parvezravan, composed of parvez (Persian: پرویز parvêz, "the victorious") and ravan (Persian: روان ravân, "soul, spirit") |
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The Sands of Three Canals, North | SHIRIN | Shirin |
Other[]
| Image | Source | Deciphered Text | Interpreted Text |
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Desert characters' Introduction Card | SENNEBTY SETEPEN AMON (leftmost and rightmost) NSWT-BJT(J) (second to the left) MERYAMON (third from left and right) |
SENNEBTY SETEPEN AMON - Seneby (Egyptian: snby "may you be well"), Setepen (Egyptian: stp.n "the chosen of"), Amon NSWT-BJT(J) - Nesut-biti (Egyptian: nswt-bjtj "pharaoh")[Note 14] MERYAMON - Meryamun (Egyptian: mry-ỉmn "Beloved of Amon") |
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Candace's Shield | KHT MN | Probably Khet (Egyptian: ẖt "body, physical form") and Men (Egyptian: mn "to be steadfast, to endure")[Note 15] |
| The power of Hermanubis, seen on Cyno and Sethos | PESESH | Pesesh (Egyptian: psš "divide, split")[Note 16] | |
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Cyno's namecard, Cyno: Silence | ESHPE PESE ESESH |
Pesesh (Egyptian: psš "divide, split") |
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Scarlet Sand Slate after reaching The City of Gurabad | MM EOA MM |
Anagram of Amon |
| Sethos' Elemental Skill (ring around his left foot) | SEKHEM SEKHEM | Sekhem (Egyptian: sḫm "power, control, authority") | |
| Sethos' Party Setup animation (ring around his right arm) |
Notes[]
- ↑ The title of the first tractate of the Corpus Hermeticum, which were a set of writings which the traditions of Hermeticism were primarily based on. Poimandres is the main character and his name is suggested to mean "shepherd of men" or "the knowledge of Ra".
- ↑ Locations include, but are not limited to, the interior of The Dune of Elusion, the exterior of The Dune of Carouses, the wall of Sekhem Hall, and the inside and outside of the Temple of Silence.
- ↑ Some text is mirrored, both vertically and horizontally, in some locations.
- ↑ Possibly meant to connect with RA as Ra-Horakhty (Egyptian: rˁ-ḥr-3ḫty "Ra, who is Horus of the two horizons"), one of the ways the sun god Ra was worshipped in ancient Egypt.
- ↑ Mekdsrt-Wafkhasut likely derives from an ancient Egyptian royal name Mekkemet-Wafkhasut, meaning "Ruler of Egypt, Conqueror of Foreign Lands". Kemet (Egyptian: kmt "Egypt") is substituted for dsrt (Egyptian: dšrt "Deshret"). Khasut (Egyptian: ḫꜣswt "foreign land" or "desert") is more likely to mean "desert" based on King Deshret's rule of the Great Red Sand.
- ↑ This is the code used to enter the Thutmose's secret base during the events of Hidden Mercenaries.
- ↑ Likely derives from Aramaic, meaning "Thou Art Our Father". Ablanathanalba is a barbarous name (magical incantation) of Egyptian origin, often inscribed on Greek magical papyri and Abraxas Stones.
- ↑ Likely derived from the original title of the Almagest, a 2nd-century work on the motions of stars and planets written by Ptolemy.
- ↑ The aramaeogram of bānbišn in Middle Persian is MLKTA, corresponding to the way Nabu Malikata's name is inscribed in the Eternal Oasis.
- ↑ Likely derived from the term gyan-avspar, an alternate spelling of the term gyān-abespār (Middle Persian: yʾn-ʾp̄spʾl "reckless, devoted," lit. "soul-committing"). The gyan-avspar also refers to a sub-unit of the pushtigban.
- ↑ Alternate romanisation of Padishah, a sovereign title of Persian origin literally meaning "Master King," used by rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, and Safavid Iran.
- ↑ Uses a slightly anachronistic combination of Middle Persian gēhān (world) with the New Persian suffix -i converting nouns to adjectives.
- ↑ Derived from Avestan Khvarenah, (Persian: خوره xorrah), a Zoroastrian term literally denoting "glory" or "splendour" but understood as a divine mystical force or power projected upon and aiding the appointed; also denotes the divine empowerment of kings.
- ↑ Taken from the Prenomen of Egyptian pharaohs. Its literal meaning is "of sedge and bee", referring to the dual king (pharaoh) of Upper and Lower Egypt.
- ↑ Mn has many possible meanings. Considering Candace's role as a protector of Aaru Village, etymologies referring to protection, endurance, and strength are more likely to be the intended meaning.
- ↑ Likely derived from the term pesesh-kef (Egyptian: psš kꜣf), an obsidian ritual instrument used in the ancient Egyptian "Opening of the Mouth" funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink.
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