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Egyptian
editGlyph origin
editRepresenting a scarab beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The phonogrammatic value of ḫpr is derived by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for ḫprr (“scarab beetle”).
Symbol
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- Triliteral phonogram for ḫpr, as in ḫpr (“to come into being”).
- Logogram for ḫprr (“scarab beetle”).
- Determinative in ḫprr (“scarab beetle”).
References
edit- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 477
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN