Usages of Old Perfective
1) The independent use of the first person
In this case, the Old Perfective in its suffix conjugation with the first person is used independently. It is at the beginning of the sentence, and is translated either with an active or passive meaning.
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Passive
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Active
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fqA.kwi m aXnwty
I was rewarded in the chamber.
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xn.kwi r iw pn
I went down to this island.
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2) Exclamatory use of second and third persons:
It is used in certain greetings, exhilaration and the like.
ii.ti n.i
You came to me.
Hr.ti r.i
Beware of me
anx.w wDA.w snb.w
May he live, be prosperous, be healthy.
3) The Old Perfective qualifying the subject and the object of certain verbs:
A) Qualifying the subject:
wrS.s sDr.ti Hqr.ti
She spends the day lying hungry.
Here the Old Perfective qualifies the suffix .s (subject).
B) Qualifying the object:
gm.n.i sw rx(.w) st
I found him is knowing it
Here the Old Perfective qualifies the object Hmt.
4) A predicate for a noun or pronoun in a nominal sentence
Another use for the Old Perfective is when it is a predicate for a noun or pronoun in a nominal sentence. The resulting construction is termed by Gardiner and others a Pseudo-Verbal Construction (PVC).
iw Hnkyt.t nfr.ti
Your hair is beautiful.
iswt.n ii.ti aD.ti
Our sailors have come safely.