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𓌒 U+13312, 𓌒 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH T009 Gardiner number: T9 ← 𓌑 [U+13311] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓌓 → [U+13313]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing an archer’s bow consisting of two oryx horns joined by a wooden centerpiece. Compare the Chinese character 弓. The phonogrammatic value of pḏ is derived by the rebus principle from its use as the logogram for pḏt (“bow”).

Symbol

(pḏ)

1. Biliteral phonogram for pḏ or (later) pd, as in pḏ (“stretch”).
2. Logogram for pḏt (“bow”).
3. Determinative for words relating to bows.

Alternative forms

• (Old Kingdom) 𓌓 ()

Descendants

• Aramaic: 𐡔 (š‬)
  • Classical Syriac: ܫ
    • Arabic: س (s)
• Hebrew: ש (s, sh)

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 511