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𓆩 U+131A9, 𓆩 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH L006 Gardiner number: L6 ← 𓆨 [U+131A8] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆪 → [U+131AA]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a bivalve shell. The source of its phonetic value is unknown.

Symbol

(ḫꜣ)

1. Biliteral phonogram for ḫꜣ, restricted in Middle Egyptian to use in ḫꜣwt (“altar”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 478