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𓈌 U+1320C, 𓈌 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N027 Gardiner number: N27 ← 𓈋 [U+1320B] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓈍 → [U+1320D]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the sun rising or setting between two mountains. This sign first appeared during the 5th Dynasty. Compare the Chinese character 旦.

Symbol

1. Logogram for ꜣḫt (“place of sunrise or sunset”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 489
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN