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𓁔 U+13054, 𓁔 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH B005 Gardiner number: B5 ← 𓁓 [U+13053] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓁕 → [U+13055]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a woman breastfeeding a child in the usual posture (seated on the ground). Simplified version: 𓁕 ().

Symbol

1. Determinative for nursing or breastfeeding, as in mnꜥ (“to nurse, to suckle”), mnꜥt (“wet nurse”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 448
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN