What Is An Ancient Egyptian Word That Starts With The Letter 'U'?

Well, the ancient Egyptians wrote using symbols called hieroglyphs, so they wouldn’t have actually used the letter ‘U’ at all!

However, there are several ancient Egyptian words – mainly names – that begin with U when written using the English alphabet.

Ancient Egpytian Words Beginning With ‘U’

• Unas – a pharaoh of the Old Kingdom who ruled during the fifth dynasty
• Udjat (also Wedjat) – The Eye of Horus (pictured), which was an amulet and symbol of protection
• Upuaut (also Wepwawet) – A canine-shaped Guardian god and war deity (depicted on all fours -unlike Anubis, who was a human with the head of a jackal)
• Userkaf – first king to rule during the fifth dynasty
• Uto – an Egyptian equivalent of the Greek goddess Leto

As all of these names have been translated from hieroglyphs, there’s no standard spelling for them – their representation isn’t consistent in the heiroglyphs, and the focus is on pronunciation, anyway.