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𓊍 U+1328D, 𓊍 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O040 Gardiner number: O40 ← 𓊌 [U+1328C] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊎 → [U+1328E]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a stairway, conventionally with four steps.

Symbol

1. Logogram for or determinative in rwd (“stairway”).
2. Logogram for or determinative in ḫtw (“platform, terrace, terraced hillside”).
3. Determinative for stairways and stepped constructions.

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 497
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN