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𓂻 U+130BB, 𓂻 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D054 ← 𓂺 [U+130BA] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓂼 → [U+130BC]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a pair of forward-facing walking legs. From the Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3–6) onward this glyph would sometimes include a kilt. This glyph was conventionally colored red. Sometimes the space between the legs was painted white.

Symbol

1. Logogram for jwj (“to come”).
2. Logogram for nmtt (“stride”).
3. Determinative for movement, as in šmj (“to go”).
4. Determinative for lack of movement, as in ꜣb (“to stop”).
5. (Old Kingdom, when elongated) Alternative form of 𓏎 ().

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 457
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 19