𓎡 U+133A1, 𓎡
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH V031
Gardiner number:V31
𓎠
[U+133A0]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓎢
[U+133A2]

Egyptian

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Colorful hieroglyphs from the tomb of Seti I, showing 𓎡.

Glyph origin

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Representing a wickerwork basket with a handle. Compare the Chinese character 𠀠, . In the Old Kingdom the wickerwork was often detailed as green or yellow horizontal striations, representing a basket made from a continuous spiral, with strips whipstitched together. In later times multicolored checkered patterns became more common. The usual color is green. The phonetic value of k is of uncertain derivation.

Symbol

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k
(k)
  1. Uniliteral phonogram for k.

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 525
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 13
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language[1], Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48