Egyptian
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Glyph origin
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Representing a mammal’s belly (with teats) and tail, viewed from the underside. The phonetic value of ẖ is derived by the rebus principle from its use as the logogram for ẖt (“belly”). The color of this glyph when painted greatly varied.
(ẖ)
- Uniliteral phonogram for ẖ.
- Logogram for ẖt (“belly, body”).
References
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- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 465
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
- Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language[1], Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48