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𓍷 U+13377, 𓍷 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH V010 Gardiner number: V10 ← 𓍶 [U+13376] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓍸 → [U+13378]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the cartouche with an architectural rather than mythological image, as a gigantic ceiling resting on four supports. The phonogrammatic value is derived from the glyph’s use in šnw (“cartouche”).

Symbol

(šnw)

1. Logogram for šnw (“cartouche”).
2. Determinative in words for the cartouche, as in šnw.

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN