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𓈀 U+13200, 𓈀 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N018 Gardiner number: N18 ← 𓇿 [U+131FF] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓈁 → [U+13201]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

This was originally three different glyphs: one representing a sandy tract of land (an island in the Nile or a sandy hill in the flood plain, ), one representing a bolt of rolled-up linen (, variant ), and one representing a roll of bread (, variant (𓏒)). The land glyph is generally colored reddish yellow and sometimes speckled to indicate sand.

Symbol

1. (group-writing) The group constitutes a uniliteral phonogram for j, as in jrt (“Yareth”).
2. Logogram for jw (“island”).
3. Determinative for deserts and foreign countries, as in ꜣḫt (“place of sunrise/sunset”), ṯḥnw (“Libya”), stt (“Asia”).
4. Alternative form of 𓋰 ().
5. Alternative form of 𓏒 ().

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 487
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN