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𓆣 U+131A3, 𓆣 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH L001 Gardiner number: L1 ← 𓆢 [U+131A2] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆤 → [U+131A4]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing 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

(ḫpr)

1. Triliteral phonogram for ḫpr, as in ḫpr (“to come into being”).
2. Logogram for ḫprr (“scarab beetle”).
3. Determinative in ḫprr (“scarab beetle”).

References

• 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