𓍴
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Egyptian
editGlyph origin
editThis sign does not actually exist in hieroglyphic text; it is an artificial glyph used for transcribing a hieratic character deriving from the convergence of the hieratic forms of
and
. Compare the further simplified Demotic form of the character, or .
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Symbol
edit- Used in transcribing hieratic signs into hieroglyphs in cases where it is not clear whether a given hieratic sign represents
(šn) or
(sn). See 𓍲 or 𓌢 for usage.
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav; Israelit-Groll, Sarah; Eyre, Christopher (1993) A Late Egyptian Grammar, fourth edition, pages 3–4