Representing a sealed oil-jar without tied ends. Old Kingdom forms of this glyph often omit the seal on top and sometimes show alabaster veining.
According to Fischer,
[1] since the Middle Kingdom the oil-jar with tied ends
(
𓎯) has also been used in place of this glyph.
(bꜣs)
- Triliteral phonogram for bꜣs, as in bꜣstt (“(cat-goddess) Bastet”).
- Determinative for jar, as in bꜣs (“jar”).
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 527
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, pages 49–50
- ^ Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, pages 49-50