𓈝

𓈝 U+1321D, 𓈝 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N040 Gardiner number: N40 ← 𓈜 [U+1321C] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓈞 → [U+1321E]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a pool with legs. A combination of the hieroglyphs (𓈙, phonogram for š) and (𓂻, representing jwj (“to walk”)).

Symbol

(šm)

1. Biliteral phonogram for šm, as in šmj (“to go, walk”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 492
• 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