Representing a white ostrich feather. The phonogrammatic value of šw is derived by the rebus principle from the glyph’s use as the logogram for šwt (“feather”).
(šw)
- Biliteral phonogram for šw, as in šw (“Shu”).
- Logogram for šwt (“feather”).
- Logogram for mꜣꜥt (“Maat”).
- Determinative in mꜣꜥt (“Maat”) as a substitute for (𓁦).
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 474
- 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