𓇹
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Egyptian
editGlyph origin
editRepresenting the crescent moon. Compare the Chinese character 月. Variants appear vertically, facing left
or right
; another variant is
(𓇺). The phonogrammatic value of ꜥḥ is derived by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for jꜥḥ (“moon”).
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Symbol
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- Biliteral phonogram or phonetic determinative for ꜥḥ in wꜥḥ (“carob beans”).
- Logogram for jꜥḥ (“moon”).
- Alone or in combination as
, logogram for ꜣbd (“month”). - Logogram for šzp (“palm (measure)”).
- Determinative for the moon, as in jꜥḥ (“moon”).
- Determinative in šzp (“palm (measure)”).
- Alternative form of
(𓄭) in some inscriptions.
References
edit- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 486
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN