𓆨 U+131A8, 𓆨
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH L005
Gardiner number:L5
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[U+131A7]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆩
[U+131A9]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the red-headed centipede (Scolopendra morsitans).

Symbol

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L5
  1. Determinative in zpꜣ (centipede).

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 478
  • Houlihan, Patrick F. (2002) “Animals in Egyptian art and hieroglyphics” in A history of the animal world in the ancient Near East (ed. Collins, Billie Jean), page 142