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𓆐 U+13190, 𓆐 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH I008 Gardiner number: I8 ← 𓆏 [U+1318F] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆑 → [U+13191]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a tadpole. Because of phonetic similarity, and because Egyptian wetlands were overrun with them, the tadpole (ḥfnr) became a logogram for ḥfn (“hundred thousand”), representing underlying ḥfl.

Symbol

1. Logogram for or determinative in ḥfn (“hundred thousand”).
2. Determinative in ḥfnr (“tadpole”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 475
• 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