𓇳

𓇳 U+131F3, 𓇳 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N005 Gardiner number: N5 ← 𓇲 [U+131F2] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇴 → [U+131F4]

The 𓇳 glyph, top center, with color intact.

A common variant, red with a white rim (second from right).

Egyptian

Glyph origin

A pictogram of the sun. The circle or dot in the center usually does not appear in the full hieroglyphic form, which is a filled, usually convex circle colored red, often with a white rim. Compare the Chinese character and the modern astronomical solar symbol ☉.

Symbol

1. Logogram for rꜥ (“sun, day”).
2. Logogram for hrw (“day”).
3. Logogram for sw (“day of the month”) in dates.
4. Determinative for words relating to the sun, its actions, and related phenomena.
5. Determinative for words relating to time.
6. Used in , itself a determinative for time. [11th–12th Dynasty]

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN

A graphic variant with a boss/nipple in the center (top and bottom right).