Ordinal numbers
1) The ordinals from 2-9 in ancient Egyptian are formed by adding the ending 
(nw) after the number, so you have the number + nw
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The third
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xmt-nw
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The fifth
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diw-nw
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The sixth
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sisw-nw
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The ninth
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psD-nw
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2) To write 'the first', Egyptians used the word 
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tpy lit. 'who belongs to the head' (Nisba adjective from preposition tp meaning on)
3) From the ordinal number 10 and above, Egyptians used the word (participle)
mH ‘completing’ and it is written first + number. Notably all units follow their nouns.
Example
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The twelfth
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mH 12
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We notice that the 
precedes the number, while follows the number.