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𓀀 U+13000, 𓀀 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH A001 Gardiner number: A1 [unassigned: U+12FF3–U+12FFF] ← 𒿲 [U+12FF2] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓀁 → [U+13001]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a seated man with both arms flexed, the rearward arm overlapping the body, essentially portraying a man in a generic pose to draw little attention to any particular action or quality other than manhood. Compare the Chinese character 人. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).

Symbol

1. Logogram for z (“man”).
2. (Old Egyptian) Logogram for rmṯ (“human, person”).
3. Logogram for .j (first person suffix pronoun).
4. (Late Egyptian) Logogram for wj (first person dependent pronoun).
5. Determinative for the relations, occupations, and personal names of men.
6. Determinative for the first person, as in jnk, .kw, wj.
7. Part of the combination , a logogram for rḥw (“comrades”) in certain personal names.
8. Part of the combination , a determinative for groups of people, as in rmṯw (“people”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 442
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 15
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
• Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 77–78